Calcutta: Two Years in the City AUTH-9459815 "A rich haul from a

"A rich haul from a well of talent

center stage for the social and political turmoil of that era

almost twice as many as in the old Thatcher

ISBN10: 0486483843

Calcutta: Two Years in the City AUTH-9459815 "A rich haul from aIn this vividly drawn and deeply personal portrait, acclaimed novelist Amit Chaudhuri chronicles the two years he spent revisiting Calcutta, the city of his birth. A mesmerizing narrative, the book takes readers into the heart of a metropolis relatively resistant to the currents of globalization. Moving through the city's vibrant avenues and derelict alleyways, Chaudhuri introduces us to the homeless and the high society, describes its architecture