Author: Kumar Amitava
Place: India
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2002
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9780143028963
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Migration, Literary Criticism, Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Reflection
Shelf: C9R2
Accession No: B1574
Contents: Acknowledgements Preface Prologue: Going Back Part I: 1- Bombay 2- In the Light of Small Towns 3- Writer in the Hinterland Part II: 4- London 5- Pure Chutney 6- My Hanif Kureishi Life Part III: 7- New York 8- Digitla City 9- Travelling Light Conclusion Epilogue: Indian Restaurant Sources Index
Abstract: Bombay London New York: A Literary Journey follows a writer’s shifting identity across three defining cities. Beginning in Bombay, it contrasts metropolitan life with small-town intimacy and the early struggles of a budding writer. In London, themes of cultural hybridity, immigrant experience, and creative reinvention emerge, influenced by figures like Hanif Kureishi. The journey concludes in New York, where digital modernity prompts further self-transformation and reflection. Framed by memories, returns, and the symbolic Indian restaurant, the book blends personal narrative with literary and urban exploration, ultimately meditating on home, displacement, and the cities that shape a writer’s voice.