{"product_id":"writers-postcards-9789815058772","title":"Writer's Postcards","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dipika Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on literature, language, and global communities, through the lens of a modern Asian nomad \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45088510050455,"sku":"9789815058772","price":1142.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789815058772.webp?v=1768545930","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/writers-postcards-9789815058772","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}