Provincials Postcards from the Peripheries
Free Download Provincials: Postcards from the Peripheries
by Sumana Roy
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0300266138 | 353 Pages | PDF | 3.92 MB
From the acclaimed author of How I Became a Tree, an enchanting and joyous exploration of life and creativity at the geographical edges of the modern world
"A striking mix of memoir and literary analysis. . . . Wise and whimsical."-Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal
Who is a provincial? In this subversive book, Sumana Roy assembles a striking cast of writers, artists, filmmakers, cricketers, tourist guides, English teachers, lovers and letter writers, private tutors and secret-keepers whose lives and work provide varied answers to that question. Combining memoir with the literary, sensory, and emotional history of an ignored people, she challenges the metropolitan's dominance to reclaim the joyous dignity of provincial life, its tics and taunts, enthusiasms and tragicomedies.
In a wide-ranging series of "postcards" from the peripheries of India, Europe, America, and the Middle East, Roy brings us deep into the imaginative world of those who have carried their provinciality like a birthmark. Ranging from Rabindranath Tagore to William Shakespeare, John Clare to the Bhakti poets, T. S. Eliot to J. M. Coetzee, V. S. Naipaul to the Brontës, and Kishore Kumar to Annie Ernaux, she celebrates the provincials' humor and hilarity, playfulness and irony, belatedness and instinct for carefree accidents and freedom. Her unprecedented account of provincial life offers an alternative portrait of our modern world.
Provincials Postcards from the Peripheries Torrent Download , Provincials Postcards from the Peripheries Watch Free Link , Provincials Postcards from the Peripheries Read Free Online , Provincials Postcards from the Peripheries Download Online
Significant surge in the popularity of free ebook download platforms. These virtual repositories offer an unparalleled range, covering genres that span from classic literature to contemporary non-fiction, and everything in between. Enthusiasts of reading can easily indulge in their passion by accessing free books download online services, which provide instant access to a wealth of knowledge and stories without the physical constraints of space or the financial burden of purchasing hardcover editions.
Comments (0)
Users of Guests are not allowed to comment this publication.