![]() ![]() Throughout his career, Mehta kept writing about India and Indians. Was this a bit of a Eureka moment for Mehta, who would soon begin a massively ambitious autobiographical project? Difficult to say, but surely it’s not implausible that the storyteller in Mehta sensed the tour guide’s point that the stories we tell have a funny way of circling back to ourselves. Call it foreshadowing if you will, but Portrait of India begins with a jovial Sikh gentleman conducting a guided tour of New Delhi - the man announces that he will begin with “a tour of myself” and proceeds to rattle off his family history. This was still a few years away from the beginning of Continents in Exile, the 12-volume memoir that has made him almost synonymous with the form among Anglophone Indian writers. Example: Hello.During the late 1960s, The New Yorker staff writer Ved Mehta (who died earlier this week at 86) began writing what would become the essay collection Portrait of India (1970). ![]() Spoiler tags cover spoilers with black bars that reveal spoilers when a cursor hovers over them They are written as: >!spoiler!Any user with an extensive history of spoiling books will be banned.Any comment with a spoiler that doesn't use the spoiler code will be removed.Any post with a spoiler in the title will be removed.The Complete AMA Schedule Related Subreddits: Discussion Genres Images Writing eBooks Authors Books/Series Other Links: Follow our official Twitter for updates on AMAs and the day's most popular posts! Spoiler Policy: Weekly FAQ Thread May 28 2023: When do you give up on a book?Ībi Dare, Karin Slaughter, Delilah S. ![]() Weekly Recommendation Thread: June 02, 2023 Genre Discussion: Favorite Books about the Outdoors: June 2023 Literature of the World: Indigenous Australian Literature: May 2023 What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: May 29, 2023 Please report any comment that does not follow the rules and remember that mods have the final say. You can ask in our Weekly Recommendation Thread, consult our Suggested Reading or What to Read page, or post in /r/suggestmeabook. We don't allow personal recommendation posts. We also encourage discussion about developments in the book world and we have a flair system. We love original content and self-posts! Thoughts, discussion questions, epiphanies and interesting links about authors and their work. Please see extended rules for appropriate alternative subreddits, like /r/suggestmeabook, /r/whatsthatbook, etc. ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. ![]() If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki
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