My Country Is Literature

Book Details:

• Author: Chandrahas Choudhury

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• Language: English

• Edition: 2021

• ISBN: 9789392099106

• Pages: 336

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches

About the Book:

My Country Is Literature by Chandrahas Choudhury is a captivating collection of literary essays that delves deep into the world of literature, reading, and writing. Drawing from his own experiences as a book reviewer and novelist, Choudhury offers a profound meditation on the intimate relationship between books and readers. In his early twenties, struggling with the challenges of life, he sought solace in literature, and this book brings together his most perceptive essays on writers as diverse as VS Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Gandhi, Nehru, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, and Jhumpa Lahiri. Through these essays, Choudhury explores how literature shapes the self, democracy, and the human heart, and how it provides a mirror to our own lives.

The collection also includes an introductory essay where Choudhury reflects on his journey as a young writer in Mumbai and the joys and challenges of being a book reviewer. Enriched with 15 portraits of writers by the artist Golak Khandual, My Country Is Literature is a must-read for anyone who believes in the transformative power of books. It is a beautiful exploration of how literature not only illuminates the world but also resonates with the soul of the reader.