Reviews
"Fascinating . . . Pankaj Mishra's travels are interwoven with pungent commentary on modern politics in South Asia. . . . This is not a gentle book, but it is a brave one."-- The New York Times Book Review "A set of probing essays about strife and sorrow in volatile South Asia . . . Unusually insightful and eloquent, Mishra deftly deciphers forces political, religious, and economic."-- Booklist "An insightful new book that blends journalism, travel writing, memoir, and sharp political commentary."-- The Miami Herald, "Fascinating . . . Pankaj Mishra's travels are interwoven with pungent commentary on modern politics in South Asia. . . . This is not a gentle book, but it is a brave one."--"The New York Times Book Review" "A set of probing essays about strife and sorrow in volatile South Asia . . . Unusually insightful and eloquent, Mishra deftly deciphers forces political, religious, and economic."--"Booklist" "An insightful new book that blends journalism, travel writing, memoir, and sharp political commentary."--"The Miami Herald", "Fascinating . . . Pankaj Mishra's travels are interwoven with pungent commentary on modern politics in South Asia. . . . This is not a gentle book, but it is a brave one."-- The New York Times Book Review "A set of probing essays about strife and sorrow in volatile South Asia . . . Unusually insightful and eloquent, Mishra deftly deciphers forces political, religious, and economic."-- Booklist "An insightful new book that blends journalism, travel writing, memoir, and sharp political commentary."-- The Miami Herald, Fascinating . . . Pankaj Mishra's travels are interwoven with pungent commentary on modern politics in South Asia. . . . This is not a gentle book, but it is a brave one., Praise for "An End to Suffering": "Mishra's book is in the best tradition of Buddhism, both dispassionate and deeply engaged, complicated and simple, erudite and profoundly human." --Adam Goodheart, "The New York Times Book Review"""" ", A set of probing essays about strife and sorrow in volatile South Asia . . . Unusually insightful and eloquent, Mishra deftly deciphers forces political, religious, and economic., An insightful new book that blends journalism, travel writing, memoir, and sharp political commentary., "Fascinating . . . Pankaj Mishra's travels are interwoven with pungent commentary on modern politics in South Asia. . . . This is not a gentle book, but it is a brave one." -- The New York Times Book Review "A set of probing essays about strife and sorrow in volatile South Asia . . . Unusually insightful and eloquent, Mishra deftly deciphers forces political, religious, and economic." -- Booklist "An insightful new book that blends journalism, travel writing, memoir, and sharp political commentary." -- The Miami Herald