Travel writing that keeps returning to history is what Amitav Ghosh offers in this slim volume on Cambodia.
The writing moves between what the author sees on the ground and what the country has come through, setting present-day scenes against the political violence of the recent past and the cultural traditions that survived it. Ghosh works as a reporter more than a tourist, paying attention to the people he meets and to the gap between official accounts and lived memory. At 136 pages the book can be finished in an evening, though the material tends to stay with a reader longer.
For the curious reader:
• Long-form essay writing on Cambodia and its recent history
• Reporting that ties present scenes to past upheaval
• A short 136-page format that travels easily
• Non-fiction written in a novelist's prose
Suited to readers of travel writing, South Asian literature and modern history, published by Penguin India and available at Boipoka.
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