Lunch With a Bigot
The Writer in the World
by Amitava KumarTo be a writer, Amitava Kumar says, is to be an observer.
The twenty-six essays in Lunch with a Bigot are Kumar's observations of the world put into words.
A mix of memoir, reportage, and criticism, the essays include encounters with writers Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy, discussions on the craft of writing, and a portrait of the struggles of a Bollywood actor.
The title essay is Kumar's account of his visit to a member of an ultra-right Hindu organization who put him on a hit-list.
In these and other essays, Kumar tells a broader story of immigration, change, and a shift to a more globalized existence, all the while demonstrating how he practices being a writer in the world.
- First published
- May 15, 2015
- Publishers
- Duke University Press Books
This book was a solid three stars for me most of the way through. The essays ranged a bit in quality, and Kumar absolutely shined when he turned his intellect outward.
This was originally published at The Scrying Orb. Reading and writing are a major topic of exploration in these essays.
About Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar is a novelist, poet, journalist, and Professor of English at Vassar College. He was born in Bihar, India; he grew up in the town of Patna, famous for its corruption, crushing poverty, and delicious mangoes.He is the author of Nobody Does the Right Thing; A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb; Husband of a Fanatic: A Personal Journey through India, Pakistan, Love, and Hate, a New York Times “Editors’ Choice” selection; Bombay—London—New York, a New Statesman (UK) “Book of the Year” selection; and Passport Photos. He is the editor of several books, including Away: The Indian Writer as an Expatriate, The Humour and the Pity: Essays on V. S. Naipaul, and World Bank Literature. He is also an editor of the online journal Politics and Culture and the screenwriter and narrator of the prize-winning documentary film Pure Chutney.Kumar’s writing has appeared in The Nation, Harper’s, Vanity Fair, The American Prospect, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Hindu, and other publications in North America and India....
Books
Biomolecules from Natural Sources
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Conversations with Birds
Priyanka Kumar
Methanol
Avinash Kumar Agarwal
Ants to Zoo
Ashok kumar
Lover Drawing Book
Anil Kumar
Environmental Restoration
Deepankar Kumar Ashish
Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering
Rakesh Kumar Phanden
Cat Drawing Book
Taxit kumar
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Environmental Sensing
Smita S. Kumar
Smart Cities
Kumar, Krishna
Light Weight Materials
Kaushik Kumar
Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology : Volume-2
Suraj Kumar Nayak
Dog Drawing Book
Chandan Kumar
Chalice of Loved
Rohit K. Kumar
Microbiome under Changing Climate
Ajay Kumar
Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications
Kapil Kumar Nagwanshi
Plasticulture Engineering and Technology
Rohitashw Kumar
Panda Drawings Book
Raunak Kumar
Engineering Pedagogy Towards Outcome-Based Education
Kaushik Kumar
Multifunctional Mimo Antennas
Yadwinder Kumar
Waste to Energy
Brijendra Kumar Kashyap
Flower of Fulfillment
Sanath Kumar Naibhi
Popular Democracy and the Politics of Caste
Satendra Kumar
Fasciolosis
Dinesh Kumar Singh
Bayesian Modelling of Spatio-Temporal Data with R
Sujit Kumar Sahu
Rhizosphere Microbes
Sushil Kumar Sharma
Monkey Drawing Book
Jaykaran Kumar
Blockchain Technology for Data Privacy Management
Sudhir Kumar Sharma
"the book aims to showcase the basics of both iot and blockchain for beginners as well as their integration and challenge discussions for existing practitioner.
Strategic Management, Decision Theory, and Decision Science
Bikas Kumar Sinha
Elections in India
Sanjay Kumar
Urvi
Rajeev Kumar Dubey
Beautiful Animal Drawing Book
Amit Kumar
Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo
Ananta Kumar Giri
SHOBHA and PRIYA
Praveen Kumar URVA
A Different Degree
Hari Kumar
Bleeding India (HINDI)
Binay Kumar Singh
Selective Pointers Through Allen' S Keynotes
Shyam Kumar Vaishnav
Simple Long Note Book
Hemant Kumar
Animal Drawing Book
Krishan Kumar
Algal Biorefinery
Ajay Kumar Dalai
Advances in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Jayanta Kumar Patra
Fundamentals of Internet of Things
Sudhir Kumar
Eagle Drawing Book
Amit Kumar
Planar Antennas
Praveen Kumar Malik
Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies for Targeting Chronic Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan
Indian Economy's Greatest Crisis
Arun Kumar
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