Simon Winchester's Calcutta

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Lonely Planet, 2004 - History - 302 pages
The book includes a personal essay penned by Simon Winchester about his time spent in Calcutta, reflecting on his experiences, preconceptions and own individual fascination with the city. With Rupert, Simon has chosen his selection of favourite writings on Calcutta, resulting in a uniquely personal view of one of the world's most resonant destinations.

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Contents

Days and Nights in Calcutta
89
Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee
104
Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
113
Copyright

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About the author (2004)

Simon Winchester was born in London, England on September 28, 1944. He read geology at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. After graduation in 1966, he joined a Canadian mining company and worked as field geologist in Uganda. The following year he decided to become a journalist. His first reporting job was for The Journal, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1969, he joined The Guardian and was named Britain's Journalist of the Year in 1971. He also worked for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times before becoming a freelancer. He is the author of numerous books including In Holy Terror, The River at the Center of the World, The Alice Behind Wonderland, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and.Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism and literature.

Bibliographic information

TitleSimon Winchester's Calcutta
Journeys: Travel Literature Series
Lonely Planet Travel Literature
Lonely planet
Writer and Place Series
AuthorsSimon Winchester, Rupert Winchester
Editionillustrated
PublisherLonely Planet, 2004
Original fromIndiana University
DigitizedNov 13, 2008
ISBN1740595874, 9781740595872
Length302 pages
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History / Asia / South / General
History / Asia / South / India
Travel / Asia / India & South Asia
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Travel / General
  
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