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Author Majmudar, Amit, author.

Title Black avatar : and other essays / Amit Majmudar.

Publication Info. Cincinnati : Acre Books, 2023.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3069267~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  814.6 MAJ    AVAILABLE
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Description 210 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Contents Black avatar : how colorism came to India -- The Ramayana and the birth of poetry -- Five famous Asian war photographs -- Mediations on the lingam -- The talking monkey problem -- Idolatry rocks -- The Gita according to Marcus Aurelius -- Nature / worship : Dharmic environmentalism in an age of climate change
Summary zBlack Avatar and Other Essays is the first nonfiction collection by internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, and translator Amit Majmudar. Combining elements of memoir, biography, history, and literary criticism, the eight pieces in this deeply engaging volume reflect the author’s comprehensive studies of the American, European, and Indian traditions, as well as his experiences in both suburban Ohio and in the western Indian state of Gujarat.y (from the publisher)
Subject American essays -- 21st century.
Genre Essays.
ISBN 9781946724618 paperback
1946724610 paperback
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