Gone Away
A John Murray Journey
$38.00
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
Introduced by Jeet Thayil, 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399810920 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399810928 |
| Author: | Dom Moraes |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Dom Moraes
Dominic Francis Moraes (1938-2004) was born in Bombay and educated in London and Oxford. The first Indian poet to win the prestigious Hawthornden Prize, he went on to publish numerous books including poetry, essays and biography, edit magazines in the UK, US and Hong Kong, and work as a war correspondent. He is a renowned figure in English Indian literature.
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