In Light Of India
For six Octavio Paz served as Mexico's ambassador to India. His experiences there changed his life. Now, in Paz's most personal work of prose to date, he brings his poetic insight and voluminous knowledge to bear on a vast and extraordinary subject: the culture, landscape, and essence of India, a continent and culture that has resonated for millenia. With astonishing clarity, Paz evokes the sounds and sights of Bombay; presents a cogent survey of India's dazzling history and polyglot society; and explores India's art, music and history. The result will draw the reader deeply into a world of astonishing beauty and power.
