{"product_id":"writers-postcards-by-dipika-mukherjee-9789815058772","title":"Writer's Postcards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssays on literature, language, and global communities, through the lens of a modern Asian nomad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart travelogue, part memoir, and part commentary, \u003cem\u003eWriter's Postcards\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays that examine imagination and culture through the lens of geography. A flaneuse and person of the world, Dipika Mukherjee takes readers through various encounters from her highly mobile life—the lugubrious literature of Brazil; the linguistic diversity in China and Tibet; and meeting the Dalai Lama while travelling as a lone woman through New Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe examines the political unrest in Myanmar after the brief international reach of Burmese books; weighs in on Chicago's literary landmarks and famous writers; reminisces on the languid feasting of Diwali celebrations at Port Dickson by the Malaysian-Bengali community; and finds new notions of home, identity, and belonging in the Netherlands—among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428467032300,"sku":"9789815058772","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9789815058772.jpg?v=1774496572","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/writers-postcards-by-dipika-mukherjee-9789815058772","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}