A Matter of Rats (A Short Biography of Patna)

A Matter of Rats (A Short Biography of Patna)

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAZ562
Author: Amitava Kumar
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Language: English
Edition: 2013
ISBN: 9789382277224
Pages: 144
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 7.20 X 5.00 inch
Weight 190 gm

Book Description

About the Book

It is not only the past that lies in ruins in Patna, it is also the present. But that is not the only truth about the city that the author explores in this vivid, entertaining account of his home town. We accompany him on journeys and memories through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the city-the shabby reality of the present-day capital of Bihar; Pataliputra, the storied city of emperors; the dreamlike embodiment of the city in the minds and hearts of those who have escaped its confines... Full of fascinating observations and impressions, A Matter of Rats reveals a challenging and entertaining city which exerts a lasting pull on all those who drift into its orbit.

About the Author

Amitava Kumar is the author of several works of non-fiction and a novel. His latest book, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb, was judged the Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Page Turner Literary Award. He is Professor of English at Vassar College, New York.

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