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Jeet Thayil has compiled the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English. This monumental undertaking, two decades in the making, brings together writers from across the world, a wealth of voices--in dialogue, in soliloquy, in rhetoric, and in play--to present an expansive, encompassing idea of what makes an 'Indian' poet. Included are lost, uncollected, or out of print poems by major poets, essays that place entire bodies of work into their precise cultural contexts, and a collection of classic black and white portraits by Madhu Kapparath. These images, taken over a period of thirty years, form an archive of breathtaking historical scope. They offer the viewer unparalleled intimacy and access to the lives of some of India's greatest poets.

 

Review

'A dazzling, authoritative, and, I suspect, instantly canonical anthology in which brilliant new voices are in fruitful dialogue with older eminences. A delight to read.' -- Salman Rushdie

'More than an anthology, this is a luminous constellation--a gathering of souls, across time and space, in urgent conversation about what it means to be human.' -- Tracy K. Smith

'A groundbreaking anthology of poetry from India--full of verve, craft, politics, passion--with new voices alongside the old so the book echoes across generations and feels like a true literary dialogue. A thrillingly discovered map for our time where even the biographies are vivid and internationally various in their geographies and influences.' -- Michael Ondaatje

About the Author

Jeet Thayil was born into a Syrian Christian family in Kerala. As a boy he traveled through much of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia with his father, TJS George, a writer and editor. He worked as a journalist for twenty-one years, in Bombay, Bangalore, Hong Kong and New York City. In 2005 he began to write fiction. The first installment of his Bombay Trilogy, Narcopolis, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and became an unlikely bestseller. His book of poems These Errors Are Correct won the Sahitya Akademi Award (India's National Academy of Letters), and his musical collaborations include the opera Babur in London. His essays, poetry and short fiction have appeared in the New York Review of Books, Granta, TLS, Esquire, The London Magazine, The Guardian and Alexander, among other venues. His most recent novel is Names of the Women.
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  • ISBN: 9780670096862
  • Author: JEET THAYIL
  • Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
  • Pages: 908
  • Format: Hardback
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Jeet Thayil has compiled the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English. This monumental undertaking, two decades in the making, brings together writers from across the world, a wealth of voices--in dialogue, in soliloquy, in rhetoric, and in play--to present an expansive, encompassing idea of what makes an 'Indian' poet. Included are lost, uncollected, or out of print poems by major poets, essays that place entire bodies of work into their precise cultural contexts, and a collection of classic black and white portraits by Madhu Kapparath. These images, taken over a period of thirty years, form an archive of breathtaking historical scope. They offer the viewer unparalleled intimacy and access to the lives of some of India's greatest poets.

 

Review

'A dazzling, authoritative, and, I suspect, instantly canonical anthology in which brilliant new voices are in fruitful dialogue with older eminences. A delight to read.' -- Salman Rushdie

'More than an anthology, this is a luminous constellation--a gathering of souls, across time and space, in urgent conversation about what it means to be human.' -- Tracy K. Smith

'A groundbreaking anthology of poetry from India--full of verve, craft, politics, passion--with new voices alongside the old so the book echoes across generations and feels like a true literary dialogue. A thrillingly discovered map for our time where even the biographies are vivid and internationally various in their geographies and influences.' -- Michael Ondaatje

About the Author

Jeet Thayil was born into a Syrian Christian family in Kerala. As a boy he traveled through much of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia with his father, TJS George, a writer and editor. He worked as a journalist for twenty-one years, in Bombay, Bangalore, Hong Kong and New York City. In 2005 he began to write fiction. The first installment of his Bombay Trilogy, Narcopolis, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and became an unlikely bestseller. His book of poems These Errors Are Correct won the Sahitya Akademi Award (India's National Academy of Letters), and his musical collaborations include the opera Babur in London. His essays, poetry and short fiction have appeared in the New York Review of Books, Granta, TLS, Esquire, The London Magazine, The Guardian and Alexander, among other venues. His most recent novel is Names of the Women.

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