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Carsten Kaag er forfatteren bag ‘Magnus’, ‘Helmuth’ og ‘Sandheden divideret med syv milliarder’.Kaag indleder bogen således:”I denne bog er alle tekster 61 ord.På slaget.For det korte af det lange er, at udvidet taletider noget, man skal inviteres til. Resten må gøres kort.Jeg er efter venner, bøger, journalister.Og i sin tid, efter min egen mor.Og mig selv. Begræns talen.Så flyder samtalen.Et retorisk eksperiment.61 ord om dagen.Livet.Vejen.”Bogen er således en samling af mindre tekster, der bliver hos dig efter endt læsning og maner til eftertanke, drøftelse, debat og måske endda handling…

‘61 ord om dagen #2’ er en samling helt nye velskrevne, aktuelle, livskloge og underholdende tekster, der maner til eftertanke. Det er livet, der er kommet under luppen i denne bog. Både det vi lever, har levet og de rammer vi forsøger at skabe som samfund.Læs mig med et gran salt.Og bogen i udstrakt arm.For jeg kloger mig på det hele.På livet, længslen, defekterne og forfaldet,som var mine egne forudsætninger bedre end dine.På den ene side kommer vi vidt omkring.På næste side starter vi forfra.Det kortfattede hyldes, for med få ord siger vi mest.Alle tekster er på 61 ord.Prik.- Carsten Kaag

About the BookA CULT CLASSIC, BISHWANATH GHOSH'S CHAI, CHAI IS BACK ON STANDS WITH AN ATTRACTIVE NEW COVER.Some years ago, a book was published that would change the way one looks at travel forever. Bishwanath Ghosh had got down at Itarsi junction to grab a cup of chai while travelling from Kanpur to Chennai. Sipping on the tea, as he heard the recorded voice announcing the arrivals and delays of the many trains that passed through the station, it struck him that while Itarsi junction connects the length and breadth of India on the rail map, almost nothing is known about Itarsi, the town. Thus began Ghosh's quest to tell the story of all the towns behind some of the country's biggest junctions: Itarsi, Mughal Sarai, Jhansi, Shoranur, Arakkonam and Jolarpettai-places that are always a stopover and never a destination; familiar and yet unknown.Chai, Chai, a definitive work on small-town India, went on to become an instant success and continues to draw readers with its abundant wit and charm.About the AuthorBishwanath Ghosh, born in Kanpur on 26 December 1970, is the author of the hugely popular Aimless in Banaras: Wanderings in India's Holiest City. He's also a Hindi poet, who has two well-received compilations-Jiyo Banaras and Tedhi-Medhi Lakeeren-to his credit. His other books include Tamarind City: Where Modern India Began; Longing, Belonging: An Outsider at Home in Calcutta and Gazing at Neighbours: Travels Along the Line that Partitioned India. He is an Associate Editor with The Hindu newspaper and lives in Calcutta.

About the BookA WITTY, OBSERVANT AND PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY OF A REMARKABLE CITY-CHENNAIFrom moody, magical Madras to bursting-at-the-seams, tech-savvy Chennai, the two aspects of the city are inseparable. As Bishwanath Ghosh tells us, while Chennai is usually known as conservative and orthodox, almost every modern institution in India-from the army to the judiciary; from medicine to engineering-traces its roots to Madras.Today the city once again figures prominently on the global map as 'India's Detroit', a manufacturing giant and a hub of medical tourism. There have been sweeping changes since Independence, but even as Chennai embraces change, its people hold its age-old customs and traditions close to their hearts.It is this city that Bishwanath Ghosh explores, delving into its past, roaming its historic sites and neighbourhoods, and meeting a wide variety of people-from a top vocalist to a top sexologist, from a yoga teacher to a percussionist, from a yesteryear film star to his own eighty-five-year-old neighbour. What emerges is an evocative portrait of this unique city, drawn without reservation-sometimes with humour, sometimes with irony-but always with love.About the AuthorBishwanath Ghosh, an Indian writer and journalist, best known for his literary travelogues which describe the essence of India. In 2009 he published the bestselling Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop but Never Get Off, which The Telegraph (Kolkata) called "a delightful travelogue with a difference." He is also the author of Longing, Belonging (2014), which is a portrait of present-day Kolkata, Gazing at Neighbours (2017) and Aimless in Banaras.