{"product_id":"tropical-classical-essays-from-several-directions-paperback","title":"Tropical Classical: Essays from Several Directions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eTropical Classical\u003c\/b\u003e the author of \u003ci\u003eVideo Nights in Katmandu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lady and the Monk\u003c\/i\u003e visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's \u003ci\u003edabbawallahs\u003c\/i\u003e, who each day ferry 100,000 different lunches to 100,000 different workers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIyer chats with the Dalai Lama and assesses the books of Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy. And he brings his perceptive eye and unflappable wit to bear on the postmodern vogues for literary puffery, sexual gamesmanship, and frequent-flier miles. Glittering with aphorisms, overflowing with insight, and often hilarious, \u003cb\u003eTropical Classical\u003c\/b\u003e represents some of Iyer's finest work.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tropical Classical the author of \"Video Nights in Katmandu and \"The Lady and the Monk visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's \"dabbawallahs, who each day ferry 100,000 different lunches to 100,000 different workers. \u003cbr\u003eIyer chats with the Dalai Lama and assesses the books of Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy. And he brings his perceptive eye and unflappable wit to bear on the postmodern vogues for literary puffery, sexual gamesmanship, and frequent-flier miles. Glittering with aphorisms, overflowing with insight, and often hilarious, Tropical Classical represents some of Iyer's finest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e has written nonfiction books on globalism, Japan, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, and forgotten places, and novels on Revolutionary Cuba and Islamic mysticism. He regularly writes about literature for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e; about travel for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e; and about global culture and the news for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and magazines around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.98 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750171181344,"sku":"9780679776109","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d9a1c52eb3ca91c65e722332a42912c.webp?v=1779945012","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tropical-classical-essays-from-several-directions-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}