Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal

Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal

$24.99 AUD $21.24 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition of BooksShipping InfoAsk a Question
A highly entertaining and moving journal chronicling J. R. Ackerley's time in India In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the Private Secretary to the Maharajah of Chhokrapur. Knowing almost nothing of India, he discovers Hindu culture, festivals and language, and reveals the fascinating attitudes of the Palace staff on women, marriage, the caste system and death. At the heart of Hindoo Holiday is the wonderfully unpredictable figure of his Highness the Maharajah Sahib who, ultimately, just wants 'someone to love him'.

Author: J. R. Ackerley
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 130mm x 199mm, 219 g
Published: 2009, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Travel Writing

Vendor: Book Grocer
SKU: 9780141189253-RETAIL
Categories: All Best Sellers - Individual titles India New Arrivals - New and Remainder newsystem in stock Non-Fiction, New Non-Secondhand Books Only One Copy
Tags: Classic travel writing India Inter-war period (1919-1939) July-2026 New Arrivals NewSystem Paperback RR
Reviews
Description
A highly entertaining and moving journal chronicling J. R. Ackerley's time in India In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the Private Secretary to the Maharajah of Chhokrapur. Knowing almost nothing of India, he discovers Hindu culture, festivals and language, and reveals the fascinating attitudes of the Palace staff on women, marriage, the caste system and death. At the heart of Hindoo Holiday is the wonderfully unpredictable figure of his Highness the Maharajah Sahib who, ultimately, just wants 'someone to love him'.