A place within: rediscovering India
Canadian fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Author M. G. Vassanji was born in Africa, where his Indian grandparents had settled, and his relationship to India had been complex and contradictory. Vassanji describes his many visits to India, encompassing bustling cities, quiet landscapes, fantastic stories and fascinating… characters, in this his part travelogue and description, part history and meditation, and above all a quest for a lost homeland. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2009 Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. Canada Reads 2012. 2008.