India in Mind Menucha Citron assailed by calamity and misfortune

assailed by calamity and misfortune

" -Paul Theroux (on The Singular Pilgrim)

Sage Adair is working on mundane business accounts when an urgent message arrives

Shakespeare's plays and Mozart's melodies and harmonies continue to move people in languages and cultures far removed from their native England and Austria

India in Mind Menucha Citron assailed by calamity and misfortuneEver since Herodotus reported that it was home to gold digging ants, travelers have been intrigued by India in all its beguiling complexity. This superb anthology gives us some of the best fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that has been written about the world's second most populous nation over the past two centuries. From Mark Twain's puzzled fascination with Indian castes and customs, to Allen Ginsberg's awe at the country's spiritual and natural