{"product_id":"indian-winter-paperback","title":"Indian Winter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKazim Ali\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBC BOOKS: \u003c\/i\u003e 2024 SPRING FICTION PREVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA queer writer travelling through India can't escape the regrets of his past, nor the impending ruin of his present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am leaving for the winter - I have to get away from this small town and all its dangers - to write, read, think, all the most important things in the world but which are thought the least important, the most expendable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins the Indian winter of our narrator, a queer writer and translator much like the author, a winter that includes a meandering journey through India, trying to write about a long-ago lover whose death he has just learned of. While on this journey into memory, he flees his current faltering relationship in search of new friendships and intimacies. Inspired by Antonio Tabucchi's \u003ci\u003eIndian Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e, and by the writings of Anaïs Nin, Rachel Cusk, and Carole Maso, among others, \u003ci\u003eIndian Winter\u003c\/i\u003e finds itself where the travel diary, the künstlerroman, poetry, and autofiction meet. But the heartbreak brought on by his unravelling relationship and his family's inability to accept his queerness cannot be outrun; as he traverses India, our narrator can't help but repeatedly encounter himself and the range of love and alienation he has within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France, and the Middle East. His books encompass multiple genres, including the volumes of poetry \u003ci\u003eInquisition, Sky Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; \u003ci\u003eThe Far Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Alice James Books' New England\/New York Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Fortieth Day; All One's Blue\u003c\/i\u003e; and the cross-genre texts \u003ci\u003eBright Felon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWind Instrument\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels include the recently published \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Room: A String Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e and among his books of essays are the hybrid memoir \u003ci\u003eSilver Road: Essays, Maps \u0026amp; Calligraphies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFasting for Ramadan: Notes from a Spiritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also an accomplished translator (of Marguerite Duras, Sohrab Sepehri, Ananda Devi, Mahmoud Chokrollahi and others) and an editor of several anthologies and books of criticism. After a career in public policy and organizing, Ali taught at various colleges and universities, including Oberlin College, Davidson College, St. Mary's College of California, and Naropa University. He is currently a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. His newest books are a volume of three long poems entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Sheila Chandra\u003c\/i\u003e and a memoir of his Canadian childhood, \u003ci\u003eNorthern Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255807852793,"sku":"9781552454657","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T5dgca1y4g9781552454657.webp?v=1768726016","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/indian-winter-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}