[ilds] An Indian View of an Indian View: Durrell’s India

[sharbani banerjee(mukherjee)]

Yes, James.....you are right. Taoism always reminded Durrell of the maroon
clothed Tibetan ascetics of the Himalayan hills of Darjeeling and Kurseong
where he spent a part of his childhood and brought within him a sense of
peace and tranquility.
All the best always
Sharbani
On 17-Nov-2015 7:53 pm, "James Gifford" <james.d.gifford at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I might add, Ray Morrison's /A Smile in His Mind's Eye/ also
> extensively discusses Durrell and Taoism, as does his last article, which
> appeared in /Mosaic/.
>
> /Pied Piper of Lovers/ is a fascinating novel.  I believe Gulshan first
> gave the paper at one of Corinne Alexandre-Garner's conferences in Paris.
>
> All best,
> James
>
> On 2015-11-16 11:41 PM, sharbani banerjee(mukherjee) wrote:
>
>> Durrell's Indian influence is especially marked in AQ. Carol Pierce's
>> articles on Durrell's leanings towards Taoism have also hidhlighted
>> this. Ian's Biography is also a pointer.
>>
>> On 17-Nov-2015 11:07 am, "Sumantra Nag" <sumantranag at gmail.com
>> <mailto:sumantranag at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     http://ebc.revues.org/2477
>>
>>     Gulshan Taneja's paper appears to be a significant, wide ranging
>>     inquiry into Lawrence Durrell's connection with India and the
>>     continuing if latent influence of India on his spiritual perspective
>>     of the world. People familiar with the work of Ian MacNiven and
>>     others mentioned in the paper, might of course be familiar with the
>>     material in this paper, which might also be included in existing
>>     collections of the literature on Durrell.
>>
>>     There are some enlightening revelations, such as Durrell's wish to
>>     get Justine translated into Bengali by a prominent Bengali writer. I
>>     have often felt that in the AQ at least, Durrell writes with the
>>     colour and intensity I would associate with a Bengali writer!
>>
>>     Regards
>>
>>     Sumantra Nag
>>
>>     Sent from my Asus Zenfone
>>
>>
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