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Tropical Classical
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Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
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In Tropical Classical the author of Video Nights in Katmandu and The Lady and the Monk visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's dabbawallahs, who each day ferry 100,000 different lunches to 100,000 different workers.
Iyer chats with the Dalai Lama and assesses the books of Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy. And he brings his perceptive eye and unflappable wit to bear on the postmodern vogues for literary puffery, sexual gamesmanship, and frequent-flier miles. Glittering with aphorisms, overflowing with insight, and often hilarious, Tropical Classical represents some of Iyer's finest work.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780517483183
ISBN: 0517483181
Label: Random House Value Publishing
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1997-04-01
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Release Date: 1997-04-01
Studio: Random House Value Publishing
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