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Book by Blaise, Clark, Mukherjee, Bharati
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1 author picked Days and Nights in Calcutta as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Days and Nights in Calcutta is a fascinating dual view of the same time and place by a husband and wife, both highly esteemed writers. The couple has returned to her family home in the famously complex and crowded Indian city and this is the account-in-two-voices of their year there. His feels full of wonder and surprise; it has a sunlit quality. Hers feels full of intensity and concern; it is tightly wrought. The book shows me not just India, a place I love to see and feel, but the importance of everyone’s story and view.
From Peggy's list on The best sensuous writing: literature of India.
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