{"product_id":"india-in-mind-9780375727450","title":"India in Mind","description":"Ever since Herodotus reported that it was home to gold-digging ants, travelers have been intrigued by India in all its beguiling complexity. This superb anthology gives us some of the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that has been written about the world's second most populous nation over the past two centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Mark Twain's puzzled fascination with Indian castes and customs, to Allen Ginsberg's awe at the country's spiritual and natural splendors, or from J. R. Ackerley's delightful recollections of his visits with an eccentric gay Maharajah, to Gore Vidal's unforgettable scene in his novel \u003cb\u003eCreation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ein which his character finally meets the Buddha and is bewildered-all twenty-five selections in \u003cb\u003eIndia in Mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereveal a place that evokes, in the traveler, reactions ranging from fear and perplexity to astonishment and wonder. Edited and with an introduction and chapter notes by the award-winning novelist Pankaj Mishra, \u003ci\u003eIndia in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of sympathy, sensitivity, and perception, not to mention outstanding writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375727450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2004 pg. 700\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pankaj Mishra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643941159093,"sku":"9780375727450","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b960c84f-bb69-47b3-9be8-d2264c1f7fa6.jpg?v=1708445041","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/india-in-mind-9780375727450","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}