Synopsis: Expat Mumbaiker returns to the city of his childhood, enmeshes himself into the human fabric of the mega-city and over seven years produces a 600 page living biography of one of the world’s biggest, badest and most bustling cities. Prepare to have your eyes opened.
My Take: It might be living life once removed, but [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Travel'
"Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found", Suketu Mehta
June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Asian, History, Non-Fiction, Travel
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"Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China", Fuchsia Dunlop
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Asian, Chinese, Non-Fiction, Travel
Synopsis: Englishwoman moves to Chengdu, China for post-graduate study only to end up as the first Westerner to train at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine. The author’s following 14 years of Chinese culinary exploration is recounted in this memoir/travelogue/cookbook.
My Take: While I love Chinese food, I’ve always approached it from a the perspective of [...]
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"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", John Berendt
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · American, Non-Fiction, Travel
Synopsis: The true story of antiques, death, architecture, drugs, sodomy and intrigue in the hermetically sealed world of Savannah, Georgia. The truth is more morbid and melodramatic than fiction.
My Take: Framed around the shooting of rent-boy Danny Hansford in the ostentatious mansion of prominent antiques dealer and local socialite Jim Williams, this novel provides a [...]
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