| Author: | J. R. Ackerley | ISBN: | 9781590175248 |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books | Publication: | October 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. R. Ackerley |
| ISBN: | 9781590175248 |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Publication: | October 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Language: | English |
In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journals, Ackerley recorded the Maharajah’s fantastically eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. Hindoo Holiday is an intimate and very funny account of an exceedingly strange place, and one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century travel literature.
In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journals, Ackerley recorded the Maharajah’s fantastically eccentric habits and riddling conversations, and the odd shambling day-to-day life of his court. Hindoo Holiday is an intimate and very funny account of an exceedingly strange place, and one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century travel literature.
