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Calcutta two years in the city

An account of the author's two years in Calcutta depicts the city's vibrant architecture, diverse classes, and evolving politics while exploring its self-renewing culture and resilience against globalization.

Main Author: Chaudhuri, Amit, 1962-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition: First American edition.
Subjects:
Chaudhuri, Amit, > 1962- > Homes and haunts > India > Kolkata.
Kolkata (India) > Description and travel.
Kalkutta.
Summary: An account of the author's two years in Calcutta depicts the city's vibrant architecture, diverse classes, and evolving politics while exploring its self-renewing culture and resilience against globalization.
Physical Description: 306 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780307270245 (hbk.)
0307270246 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Amit Chaudhuri, author of three previous novels, has won several awards for his writing. A contributor to the "London Review of Books," the "Times Literary Supplement," & "The New Yorker," he lives with his wife & daughter in Calcutta.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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