India
A Portrait
- Published: 2 April 2012
- ISBN: 9780141947006
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 448
French combines his lifelong passion, India, with his scholarly interest ... a fascinating anaylsis, revealing a deeper truth.
Salil Tripathi, The Independent
It is a funny, witty book; also dense, gripping, thrilling. What blazes through from each page is French's absolute and uncondescending engagement with India
Neel Mukherjee, The Times
Wide-ranging, clear-sighted, warm-hearted and immensely readable
Nirpal Dhaliwal, Evening Standard
French is a fine reporter, with an appealing fascination for all things Indian ... an accomplished portrait of momentous times in a remarkable country
Economist
Admirable ... There are many Indias, and Patrick French sets out, with enthusiasm and empathy, to encounter as many as he can find
David Gilmour, Spectator
Mr. French compresses 63 years of post-independence history into 450-odd pages fizzing with wit, insight and infectious curiosity ... a riveting read, and one suspects that Mr. French could not pen a boring passage if he tried.
Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal