{"product_id":"writers-postcards-dipika-mukherjee-9789815058772","title":"Writer's Postcards","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssays on literature, language, and global communities, through the lens of a modern Asian nomad \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part travelogue, part memoir, and part commentary, \u003ci\u003e Writer's Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays that examine imagination and culture through the lens of geography.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A flaneuse and person of the world, Dipika Mukherjee takes readers through various encounters from her highly mobile life: the lugubrious literature of Brazil; the linguistic diversity in China and Tibet; and meeting the Dalai Lama while traveling as a lone woman through New Delhi. She examines the political unrest in Myanmar after the brief international reach of Burmese books; weighs in on Chicago's literary landmarks and famous writers; reminisces on the languid feasting of Diwali celebrations at Port Dickson by the Malaysian-Bengali community; and finds new notions of home, identity, and belonging in the Netherlands--among many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thought-provoking and unabashed in its entirety, this is a collection of essays that goes beyond the personal and communal to examine issues of international concern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dipika Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9815058770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789815058772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Dipika Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482079191295,"sku":"9789815058772","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13384e4b-5dd2-4993-b5dd-e0ff03d084fa.jpg?v=1715988514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writers-postcards-dipika-mukherjee-9789815058772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}