Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 0330392794 |
ISBN-13 | 9780330392792 |
No of pages | 448 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Picador USA |
Published Date | 07 Oct 2005 |
In 1992, Mishra moved to Mashobra, a Himalayan village, where he began to contribute literary essays and reviews to The Indian Review of Books, The India Magazine, and the newspaper The Pioneer. His first book, Butter Chicken in Ludhiana: Travels in Small Town India (1995), was a travelogue that described the social and cultural changes in India in the context of globalization.
His novel The Romantics (2000), an ironic tale of people longing for fulfillment in cultures other than their own, was published in 11 European languages and won the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum award for first fiction. His book An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World (2004) mixes memoir, history, and philosophy while attempting to explore the Buddha's relevance to contemporary times.
Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan and Beyond (2006), describes Mishra's travels through Kashmir, Bollywood, Afghanistan, Tibet, Nepal, and other parts of South and Central Asia.
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The Buddha, his life and legacy-refracted through one man's search for identity and one nation's experience of independence An accomplished history of the Buddha, An End to Suffering is also a deeply personal story-the story of Pankaj Mishra's search for meaning, for truth and peace in the modern world and, specifically, in post-colonial, independent India.
As he describes his travels to unearth the origins of the Buddha, Mishra offers glimpses into his own quest for enlightenment, from childhood to September 11, from family background to friends met and made, from lessons learned to achievements as a writer.
Through this, Mishra reveals the parallels between his time and the Buddha's, between their respective journeys-and that of their country-in search of progress and reconciliation.