Gone Away
Author(s): Dom Moraes
Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis.
At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded as one of India's finest writers - returned to his native India after finishing education in England. After spending time in Delhi, meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and the young Dalai Lama, he embarked on a meandering journey through northern India, Nepal and Sikkim at a time of political tension and the threat of invasion by China.
Brilliant, curious and precocious, seldom without a drink in his hand, he chanced his way into some extraordinary situations - including staying in a Nepalese palace with a resident bear and being shot at and chased by Chinese soldiers. Gone Away details these adventures with a poet's eye for detail, and the luminosity and humour for which Moraes was known.
Product Information
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- : John Murray Press
- : John Murray Publishers Ltd
- : 0.3
- : 01 July 2023
- : 2 Centimeters X 13 Centimeters X 19.6 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dom Moraes
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 821.914
- : 224