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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781551929057
- Categories [2022], BX, BXOS, NF HIS, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Lifestyle, Pets and Animals, Science and Nature
- Author(s) Paul William Roberts
- Publisher Riverhead Books
- Pages 384
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 15.4cm x 3.1cm x 22.9cm
- Weight 0.735 kg
product description
Paul William Roberts's journeys through India span twenty years, and in Empire of the Soul, he creates a dazzling mosaic, by turns tragic and comic, of the subcontinent and its people. From the crumbling palaces of maharajas to the slums of Calcutta; from the ashrams of holy men to a millionaire drug dealer's heavily guarded fortress on India's border with China, Roberts captures the lure of this enigmatic land—this empire of the soul. "India is a harsh mistress," he writes. "She seems to appreciate individual sacrifice so little. Yet she has never wanted for lovers..."
