Shashi Tharoor has written across politics, history, fiction and criticism for decades, and this Aleph collection draws the strands together in one volume.
Essays on national identity, democracy and language sit beside literary pieces, humour and personal recollection, giving a wide view of his public writing rather than a single argument. The range lets readers move between formal commentary and lighter material, and the collection works equally well read straight through or opened at whichever subject appeals on a given day.
What the pages hold:
• A gathered selection of Shashi Tharoor's essays and shorter writing
• Covers politics, literature, culture and personal reflection
• Mixes serious commentary with humour and anecdote
• Published by Aleph in English
A fit for readers of Indian political commentary and literary essays, available at Boipoka.