Overview
In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories. Following Fish conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others.Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself.
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Author: Samanth Subramanian ,
Samanth Subramanian
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Imprint: Thomas Dunne Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9781250069733
ISBN 10: 1250069734
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 10 May 2016
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Praise for <i>Following Fish</i></p> A travelogue by an Indian journalist about the many roles of fish within his nation's culture...An enjoyable exploration of the coastline of India, with a focus on fish. --<i>Kirkus </i></p> This memorable travelogue should entice anyone remotely interested in the culture and food ways of coastal India. This is a superb guide to a rapidly changing region of South Asia. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p>Praise for <i>This Divided Island</i></p>There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade. <i>India Today </i></p>Pick up <i>This Divided Island, </i>it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year. <i>The Asian Age </i></p>To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event. <i>Scroll </i>Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, <i>We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families</i>, this is a superbly reported book. <i>Business Standard</i></p>
The kind of book that literate tourists to India should get hooked on. -- Guardian
Praise for Following Fish A travelogue by an Indian journalist about the many roles of fish within his nation's culture...An enjoyable exploration of the coastline of India, with a focus on fish. -- Kirkus Praise for This Divided Island There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade. India Today Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year. The Asian Age To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event. Scroll Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book. Business Standard
Author Information
SAMANTH SUBRAMANIAN is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He has written stories for the New Yorker, Granta, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and book reviews and cultural criticism for the New Republic, The Guardian, and Bookforum.
