{"product_id":"india-in-word-image-hardcover","title":"India: In Word \u0026 Image - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Meola\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eBharati Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously jaw-dropping, \u003ci\u003eIndia\u003c\/i\u003e has been beautifully redesigned with 32 additional pages of glorious photos shot by Eric Meola since \u003ci\u003eIndia\u003c\/i\u003e was first published. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised and expanded version of Eric Meola's 2008 \u003ci\u003eIndia\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a journey through Mumbai, Rajasthan, Agra, Dungarpur, along desert roads, to the Ganges water's edge, including spectacular ruins, the Taj Mahal, and the Festival of Elephants, capturing the spectacle and vibrant colors of these ancient regions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINDIA is rapidly becoming one of the pre-eminent leaders of the twenty-first century. For more than a decade, Eric Meola has returned repeatedly to India, photographing the people, temples, landscapes, architecture, celebrations, and art of this uniquely exuberant and incredibly diverse country. Meola's journeys took him from the Himalayas and monasteries in the North to the temples of Tamil Nadu in the South, from the color and pageantry of Rajasthan in the West to the tea plantations of Darjeeling in the East. Over 200 photographs (edited from more than 25,000 images) will fill this beautifully printed, large-format book. The photographs will be accompanied by dozens of essays, stories, and poems by contemporary and classical Indian writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDIA: In Word \u0026amp; Image\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhotographs by Eric Meola\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contents \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 19 Eric Meola\u003cbr\u003e My Private India\u003cbr\u003e 24 Bharati Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 29 Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e Midnight's Children\u003cbr\u003e 34 I. Allan Sealy\u003cbr\u003e The Trotter-Nama\u003cbr\u003e 47 R. K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e Ganga's Story\u003cbr\u003e 52 R. K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e The Ramayana\u003cbr\u003e 63 William Buck\u003cbr\u003e Mahabharata\u003cbr\u003e 67 R. K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Sampath--The Printer of Malgudi\u003cbr\u003e 71 Gita Mehta\u003cbr\u003e A River Sutra\u003cbr\u003e 83 Kiran Desai\u003cbr\u003e The Inheritance of Loss\u003cbr\u003e 86 Manil Suri\u003cbr\u003e The Death of Vishnu\u003cbr\u003e 94 R. K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e The Guide\u003cbr\u003e 100 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala\u003cbr\u003e The Housewife\u003cbr\u003e 110 Jhumpa Lahiri\u003cbr\u003e Interpreter of Maladies\u003cbr\u003e 119 Thomas Byrom\u003cbr\u003e Dhammapada\u003cbr\u003e 120 Anita Desai\u003cbr\u003e Fasting, Feasting\u003cbr\u003e 129 Amit Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e A Strange and Sublime Address\u003cbr\u003e 132 Nirad C. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e My Birthplace\u003cbr\u003e 136 R. K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e The Dark Room\u003cbr\u003e 147 Nirad C. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e My Birthplace\u003cbr\u003e 150 Kiran Desai\u003cbr\u003e Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard\u003cbr\u003e 163 Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e Midnight's Children\u003cbr\u003e 169 Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e Days and Nights in Calcutta\u003cbr\u003e 178 Rabindranath Tagore\u003cbr\u003e Subha\u003cbr\u003e 182 Upamanyu Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003e English, August\u003cbr\u003e 185 Vikram Seth\u003cbr\u003e A Suitable Boy\u003cbr\u003e 190 Amit Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e A Strange and Sublime Address\u003cbr\u003e 194 Arundhati Roy \u003cbr\u003e The God of Small Things\u003cbr\u003e 198 Anita Desai\u003cbr\u003e Fasting, Feasting\u003cbr\u003e 203 O. V. Vijayan\u003cbr\u003e The River\u003cbr\u003e 211 Kamala Markandaya\u003cbr\u003e Nectar in a Sieve\u003cbr\u003e 214 Amit Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e Sandeep's Visit\u003cbr\u003e 222 Gita Mehta\u003cbr\u003e A River Sutra\u003cbr\u003e 232 V. S. Naipaul\u003cbr\u003e An Area of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e 239 Manil Suri\u003cbr\u003e The Death of Vishnu\u003cbr\u003e 243 Ismat Chughtai\u003cbr\u003e The Wedding Shroud\u003cbr\u003e 246 Nirad C. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian\u003cbr\u003e 250 Nirad C. Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e My Birthplace\u003cbr\u003e 254 Anita Desai\u003cbr\u003e A Devoted Son\u003cbr\u003e 260 Kamala Markandaya\u003cbr\u003e Nectar in a Sieve\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Meola\u003c\/b\u003e's graphic use of color has informed his photographs for more than four decades. In 2004, Graphis Editions published his first book \u003ci\u003eThe Last Places on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. An exhibition in England of his photographs of Bruce Springsteen, which coincided with the publication of his second book \u003ci\u003eBorn to Run: The Unseen Photos\u003c\/i\u003e (Insight Editions, 2006), was followed in 2008 by the first edition of \u003ci\u003eINDIA: In Word \u0026amp; Image \u003c\/i\u003e(Welcome Books, NY), and an exhibit in 2009 at the Art Directors Club of New York. In 2011, Ormond Yard Press of London published his most unusual book, an oversize (18x24, 14 lbs.) edition of photographs of Bruce Springsteen--\u003ci\u003eBorn to Run Revisted\u003c\/i\u003e--that was limited to 500 copies. \u003ci\u003eStreets of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, his fifth book, was published by HarperCollins in September of 2012. Winner of numerous awards, with prints in several private collections and museums, including the National Portrait Gallery, he is a Canon \"Explorer of Light\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBharati Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author and professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, is well known both as a writer of fiction and as a social commentator. Her most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Tree Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, the second novel in a trilogy that bridges modern America and historical India. Her other novels include \u003ci\u003eJasmine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeave It to Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesirable Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Holder of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short stories are found in The Middleman and Other Stories, and Darkness.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 13.2 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e IndieFab awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770889011488,"sku":"9781599621289","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e90af52b22595e26f40406f045dc55c4.webp?v=1780380288","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/india-in-word-image-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}