Tropical Classical: Essays from Several Directions Paperback - 1998
by Pico Iyer
The acclaimed author of "Video Night in Kathmandu" continues his one-man reinvention of the essay in an eloquent new book which soars from the remotest places on the planet to the frontiers of contemporary literature, culture, and manners.
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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.
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- Title Tropical Classical: Essays from Several Directions
- Author Pico Iyer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-06-30
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780679776109 / 0679776109
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.22 x 0.74 in (20.27 x 13.26 x 1.88 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96038578
- Dewey Decimal Code 814.54
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