Granta 57 India! The Golden Jubilee (Spring 1997) by Ian Jack (Editor); Anita Desai; Amit Chaudhuri; Arundhati Roy; R. K. Narayan; Mark Tully; Nirad Chaudhuri; Ved Mehta; Dayanita Singh; Vikram Seth; Michael Ondaatje; Viramma; V. S. Naipaul - March 1997

London: Granta Publications, March 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased; chipping to ends. Light shelfwear to covers. No tears, no creases, no folds. Not from a library. Remainder mark. 288 pages.

To mark India's 50th year of independence, Ian Jack introduced India's past 50 years, from nationhood through mid-life emergency measures crisis to its overwhelming potential. Twenty-two acclaimed writers wax pensive and lyrical: there's new fiction by Anita Desai, Amit Chaudhuri, Arundhati Roy, and R. K. Narayan; memoirs by Mark Tully, Nirad Chaudhuri, and Ved Mehta; pictures by Dayanita Singh; poems from Vikram Seth and Michael Ondaatje; an autobiographical account of the life of a pariah by Viramma; and a snippet of V. S. Naipaul's diary. All examine India's past, reflect on her present, and ponder her future at a time that her population is on the brink of a billion people.