Essays on India (Hesperus Modern Voices) - Softcover

Levi, Carlo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843914409 ISBN 13: 9781843914402

Publisher: Hesperus Press, 2008

Synopsis

With his typically perceptive insights, Levi writes evocatively on his experiences in India, including his interview with Pandit Nehru, his tour of a tent city at a political convention, and his meeting with a Hindu nationalist party. This only available edition of a fascinating account of his impressions of the subcontinent is a valuable addition to the tradition of Western writing on India, made all the more fascinating by the influence that Levi’s famous memoir of exile Christ Stopped at Eboli has had on many Indian intellectuals. Published in 1945, that account of his time spent in exile in Italy after being arrested in connection with his political activism introduced the trend toward social realism in post-war Italian literature. 

About this title

About the Author:

Carlo Levi (1902–1975) was an anti-fascist activist, a practicing physician, a journalist, a painter, and an elected member of the Senate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1843914409
• ISBN 13: 9781843914402
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 124