Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music

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Product ID:	9780571219117
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Finding the Raga
Subtitle:	An Improvisation on Indian Music
Authors:	Author: Amit Chaudhuri
Page Count:	272
Subjects:	Memoirs, Memoirs
Description:	Select Guide Rating 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. WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE ''A splendid book.'' Literary Review ''A modern masterpiece.'' New York Journal of Books Finding 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
Imprint Name:	Faber & Faber
Publisher Name:	Faber & Faber
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-04-07

Weight	226 g
Dimensions	128 × 196 × 21 mm