A Ved Mehta reader : the craft of the essay
Unsurpassed as a prose stylist, Ved Mehta is an acknowledged master of the essay from. In this book -- the first special collection of Mehta's outstanding writings -- the distinguished author demonstrates a wide range of possibilities available to the narrative and descriptive writer today. Addressing subjects that range from religion to politics and on to education, and writing with eloquence and high style, Mehta here offers a sampling of his works
xxi, 387 pages ; 22 cm
9780300071894, 9780300075618, 0300071892, 0300075618
37870626
Introduction: Lightning and the lightning bug
A battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence
The train had just arrived at Malgudi Station
Pastor Bonhoeffer
City of dreadful night
Nonviolence: Brahmacharya and goat's milk
Naturalized citizen no. 984-5165
The benefactress
In the force and road of casualty