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A review by gautamsing
A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes by Sam Miller
5.0
Fascinating topic - what do foreigners think of your country? After marrying the sister of his Indian brother-in-law, the author moves to what is then Bombay. His love story with India, having started with his wife, starts extending to what he calls "A Strange Kind of Paradise", that is 'India through Foreign Eyes".
It begins with his own views, and then he starts researching what other foreigners thought about it. The Portuguese, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo, the Chinese, the French, and of course what the British thought of India figure prominently.
A wonderful book.
It begins with his own views, and then he starts researching what other foreigners thought about it. The Portuguese, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo, the Chinese, the French, and of course what the British thought of India figure prominently.
A wonderful book.