{"product_id":"writers-postcards-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789815058772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Dipika Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799751950517,"sku":"9789815058772","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f7a50c47-1b79-437a-b7af-57b7400826a2.jpg?v=1711477849","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/writers-postcards-9789815058772","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}