Oh look! Mr. Dalrymple’s back in town.
Nine Lives
Looks like its going to be a good week for variety on the social circuit eh? The British Council & Penguin Books India are launching William Dalrymple’s “Nine Lives – In Search of the Sacred in Modern India” tomorrow at the Seaside Lawns, Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai. William Dalrymple will read excerpts and Susheela Raman will provide the live music. I remember Mr. Dalrymple’s visit to Mumbai some years ago. He even came and rocked it up with us at Insomnia (remember Kenny?!) I vaguely remember him having a huge ego… :)
I guess I shouldn’t say anything before I actually read the book but Amazon reviews like “Nine Lives is a modern Indian Canterbury Tales” make me cringe. Why does everybody feel this overwhelming desire to put India in some kind of box and label it “Modern” or otherwise? It is what it is, and it is like nothing and nowhere else. Get over it!
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November 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
ok,been a huge fan of ur work.mr william has written a trilogy of outstanding books.i am a devotee of his work,which surprised me in the beginin given the fact that i hated history in school.amitav ghosh is an another masterful creater.bye do mail if ud like to discuss mre on them or for that matter any writer.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:23 am
” It is what it is, and it is like nothing and nowhere else. ” – Well said. I totally agree with the cringe-inducing attempts to capture the essence of India in a formulaic way.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Thanks Anita :) drives me keraazzy!
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