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In Light of India

1998·222 pages·Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

For six years Octavio Paz served as Mexico's ambassador to India--an experience that forever changed his life. Now, in Paz's most personal work of prose to date, the Laureate brings his poetic insight and voluminous knowledge to bear on a vast and extraordinary subject: the culture, landscape, and essence of India.

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In Light of India

Year

1998

Pages

222

Type

Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics Literary Fiction Science & Mind

Description

For six years Octavio Paz served as Mexico's ambassador to India--an experience that forever changed his life. Now, in Paz's most personal work of prose to date, the Laureate brings his poetic insight and voluminous knowledge to bear on a vast and extraordinary subject: the culture, landscape, and essence of India.

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