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Jaipur Journals
Jaipur Journals | Namita Gokhale
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From a septuagenarian who has completed her semi-fictional novel but does not want to publish it, to an author who receives a threat in the form of an anonymous letter, from a historian who reunites with a past lover, to a burglar who is passionate about poetry, from a young woman who has no idea what this world has in store for her, to an American woman looking for the India of her hippie youth, this metafictional, wryly funny, pacey novel is an ode to literature. Told from multiple perspectives, set against the backdrop of the vibrant multilingual Jaipur Literature Festival, diverse stories of lost love and regret, self-doubt, and new beginnings come together in a narrative that is as varied as India itself. Partly a love letter to the greatest literary show on earth, partly a satire about the glittery set that throngs this literary venue year on year, and partly an ode to the millions of aspiring writers who wander the earth with unsubmitted manuscripts in their bags, Jaipur Journals is a light-footed romp that showcases in full form Gokhale's unsparing eye for the pretensions and the pathos of that loneliest tribe of them all: the writers.
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Jaipur Journals | Namita Gokhale
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Shashi Tharoor who I love listening to (literally, he had a great voice, isn‘t afraid of his vocabulary and speaks exceedingly well) and Namita Gokale talking about her new book, a fiction about an elderly aspiring writer based in and around the LitFest.

Soubhiville I just love the beautiful tent! And that there are monkeys ❤️. I hope you‘re having a wonderful festival. 4y
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