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VIDEO NIGHT IN KATHMANDU : And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East
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VIDEO NIGHT IN KATHMANDU : And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East Soft cover - 1989

by Iyer, Pico

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When TIME magazine writer Pico Iyer set out to explore the East, what he found was: Mohawk haircuts in Bali; yuppies in Hong Kong, a local movie industry that produces not one, but five Rambo ripoffs in Bombay; and young Filipinos rendering a perfect imitation of the latest Madonna song.

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New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1989. First Edition, 5th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/VG; strong & sound w/rubs to leading edges & corner tips. Travel narrative. A journey with British-born essayist, novelist and well travelled Pico Iyer (1957 - ) to the modern worlds of Asia: 1, Bali, 2, Tibet; 3, Nepal; 4, China; 5, The Philippines; 6, Burma; 7, Hong Kong; 8, India; 9, Thailand; and, 10, Japan.
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  • Title VIDEO NIGHT IN KATHMANDU : And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East
  • Author Iyer, Pico
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition First Edition, 5th Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage Books, New York, NY
  • Date 1989
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 010129
  • ISBN 9780679722168 / 0679722165
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.24 x 0.85 in (20.27 x 13.31 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Library of Congress subjects East and West, Asia - Description and travel
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88040359
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the jacket flap

Mohawk hair-cuts in Bali, yuppies in Hong Kong and Rambo rip-offs in the movie houses of Bombay are just a few of the jarring images that Iyer brings back from the Far East.

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Media reviews

"Quick-witted and perceptive...something more than a deft and entertaining traveler's tale." -- The New Yorker

"The book is filled with Iyer's enthusiasms and opinions, both engaging and provocative, and is...a sensual feast of rich impressions." -- Los Angeles Times

"A fresh approach, embellished by the author's humorous and perceptive style." -- San Francisco Chronicle

Mohawk haircuts in Bali. Yuppies in Hong Kong. In Bombay, not one but five Rambo rip-offs, complete with music and dancing. And in the new People's Republic of China, a restaurant that serves dishes called "Yes, Sir, Cheese My Baby," "A Legitimate Beef," and "Ike and Tuna Turner." These are some of the images -- comical, poignant, and unsettling -- that Pico Iyer brings back from the Far East in this brilliant book of travel reportage. A writer for Time, Iyer approaches his subject with a camera-sharp eye, a style that suggests a cross between Paul Theroux and Hunter Thompson, and a willingness to go beyond the obvious conclusions about the hybrid cultures of East and West.

About the author

Pico Iyer has written nonfiction books on globalism, Japan, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, and forgotten places, and novels on Revolutionary Cuba and Islamic mysticism. He regularly writes about literature for The New York Review of Books; about travel for the Financial Times; and about global culture and the news for Time, The New York Times, and magazines around the world.