A revelatory and very personal exploration of Indian classical music from 'one of his generation's best writers' (Guardian).
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Amit Chaudhuri is the author of eight novels, including Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, as well as four books of essays, three books of poems, two works of non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and a critical study of D. H. Lawrence's poetry. He has received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Betty Trask Prize, the Encore Prize, the LA Times Book Prize, the James Tait Black Prize, and the Sahitya Akademi Award, among other accolades. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia from 2006 until 2021, and he is Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the Centre for the Creative and the Critical, Ashoka University. He edits literaryactivism.com. He is a vocalist in the North Indian classical tradition and a composer and performer in a celebrated project that brings together different musical traditions.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Main. **WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE**'A splendid book.' Literary Review'A modern masterpiece.' New York Journal of BooksFinding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri's revelatory exploration of North Indian classical music: an ancient, evolving tradition whose principles and practises will alter the reader's notion of what music might - and can - be. Through essay, memoir and cultural study, Chaudhuri dwells on the music's most distinctive and mysterious characteristics, resulting in a gift of a book for musicians and music lovers, and for any creative mind in search of diverse and transforming inspiration. 'Supple, intricate and uncompromising, full of delicate observation and insight.' Geoff Dyer'[A] compelling meditation on Indian and Western art-making.' The New Yorker. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780571219117
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. 'Supple, intricate and uncompromising, full of delicate observation andinsight, Amit Chaudhuri's Finding the Raga immerses us in the rigorousbeauty and cosmology of Indian classical music. It is also a loving memoirabout relationships and places, dedication and vocation.' - Geoff DyerBy turns essay, memoir and cultural study, Finding the Raga is AmitChaudhuri's singular account of his discovery of, and enduring passion for,North Indian music: an ancient, evolving tradition whose principles and practices will alter the reader's notion of what music might - and can - be.Tracing the music's development, Finding the Raga dwells on its most distinctive and mysterious characteristics: its extraordinary approach to time,language and silence; its embrace of confoundment, and its ethos of evocationover representation. The result is a strange gift of a book, for musicians andmusic lovers, and for any creative mind in search of diverse and transforminginspiration. A revelatory and very personal exploration of Indian classical music from 'one of his generation's best writers' (Guardian). Winner of the 2022 James Tait Black Biography Award. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780571219117
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