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Town Slowly Empties : On Life and Culture During Lockdown by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHeadpress
ISBN-101909394750
ISBN-139781909394759
eBay Product ID (ePID)21050421641
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameTown Slowly Empties : on Life and Culture During Lockdown
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
SubjectPublic Health, Diaries & Journals, General, Popular Culture
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Literary Collections, Medical
AuthorManash Firaq Bhattacharjee
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Lyrical and evocative, a pandemic journal with a difference."Siddhartha Deb, author of The Beautiful and the Damned, "Captivating observations, piercing personal memories and essayistic reflections with a double goal: to bear witness and to remain a human being."Ales Steger, author of Above the Sky Beneath the Earth, "Captivating observations, piercing personal memories and essayistic reflections with a double goal: to bear witness and to remain a human being." -- Ale Steger, Above the Sky Beneath the Earth, "The Town Slowly Empties retains a raw and authentic tone, describing an experience from the inside, unmediated by time and memory." -- Sasha Dugdale (from the Foreword), Author of Deformations, "The Town Slowly Empties enthralled me. The text seemed to open like a flower and I found myself reading faster and faster as I went through. It's a remarkable book, combining poetry and learning and politics and meditation (and wonderful food)." Sasha Dugdale, author of Deformations, from her Foreword, "What sustains the narrator-protagonist of this beautiful and compelling memoir of our very own plague year is his passionate, full-bodied immersion in culture." -- Ranjit Hoskote, The Atlas of Beliefs, "In this book of quiet meditations, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee shows the unique value of sensible, informed and honest thought... The greatest contribution is the author's sheer calm of mind in a world driven mad by anxiety." -- Peter Riley, Editor of The Fortnightly Review, "Lyrical and evocative, a pandemic journal with a difference." -- Siddhartha Deb, The Beautiful and the Damned, "In this book of quiet meditations, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee shows the unique value of sensible, informed and honest thought... The greatest contribution is the author's sheer calm of mind in a world driven mad by anxiety." -- Peter Riley, The Fortnightly Review, "This enthralled me. The text seemed to open like a flower and I found myself reading faster and faster as I went through. It's a remarkable book, combining poetry and learning and politics and meditation (and wonderful food)." -- Sasha Dugdale, Deformations, from her Foreword, "This is a remarkable work in many ways - in terms of the sheer quality of the writing... The cultural criticism is breathtaking." -- Keshava Guha, Accidental Magic, "Captivating observations, piercing personal memories and essayistic reflections with a double goal: to bear witness and to remain a human being." -- Ales Steger, Above the Sky Beneath the Earth
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Dewey Decimal362.1962414
SynopsisHow does one record an extraordinary time? Confined to his Delhi apartment, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee unravels the intimate paradoxes of life he encounters in the first weeks of a global pandemic. His stories about local fish sellers, gardeners, barbers and lovers merge with his concerns for the exodus of migrant labourers, the challenges faced by health workers, and a mother braving checkposts to bring her son home. Drawing inspiration from contemporary literature and cinema, The Town Slowly Empties is a unique window on a world desperate for love, care and hope. Manash is our Everyman, urging us to slow down and mend our broken ties with nature. Written with rare candour and elegance, this meditative book is a compelling account of the human condition that soars high above the empty streets. Foreword by Sasha Dugdale., How does one record an extraordinary time? Confined to his Delhi apartment, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee unravels the intimate paradoxes of life he encounters in the first weeks of a global pandemic. His stories about local fish sellers, gardeners, barbers and lovers merge with his concerns for the exodus of migrant labourers, the challenges faced by health workers, and a mother braving checkposts to bring her son home.Drawing inspiration from contemporary literature and cinema, The Town Slowly Empties is a unique window on a world desperate for love, care and hope. Manash is our Everyman, urging us to slow down and mend our broken ties with nature.Written with rare candour and elegance, this meditative book is a compelling account of the human condition that soars high above the empty streets.Foreword by Sasha Dugdale., The Town Slowly Empties is a mind-travel under the shadow of a global pandemic. It offers a lived perspective on an extraordinary time through art, cinema, literature and politics. This book is a compelling account of the human condition that soars high above the empty streets.
LC Classification NumberRA644.C67
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