My Passage to India
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AXKSWP2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book originated when the author traveled to India to teach for a 13 week session at a university in the state of Maharastra. What is perhaps most important about this work is the author's sense of his own "otherness" while visiting this largely unexplored country.. My Passage to India is a book that is both travelogue and critical study of various aspects of life in India. The book examines the culture, mores, religions, politics, and social hierarchies of this fascinating country
"Badly written/ edited" according to Elle. Having visited India several times and looking for a story to remind me of the experiences, I am finding the writer's observations very amateur, even simply for someone who has traveled to other countries, some comments are exaggerated in a way that I'm guessing is suppose to make the book funny(?), like all experien. "What a delight!" according to Nina. This is a travel log by a gifted writer with a keen wit and a laugh out loud sense of humor. Think Mark Twain meets Bill Bryson, though Parker's style is his own.Parker's unpretentious approach to both the lighter and more sober realities of life in India from a western perspective make for a delightful and engaging . Enlightening & funny It was entertaining & informative to read about the real India from a Canadian professor of English's point of view . I was very surprised to read about real University students from the second most populated country in the world. If you are like me, you will be very surprised what he writes. As well, the everyday li