{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-an-unknown-indian-isbn-9780940322820","title":"The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of an Unknown Indian\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing work of self-discovery and the revelation of a peerless and provocative sensibility. Describing his childhood in the Bengali countryside and his youth in Calcutta—and telling the story of modern India from his own fiercely independent viewpoint—Chaudhuri fashions a book of deep conviction, charm, and intimacy that is also a masterpiece of the writer's art.\u003cb\u003eNirad C. Chaudhuri \u003c\/b\u003e(1897–1999) was born in the town of Kishorganj in East Bengal in the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of an Unknown Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1951 and was followed by many others, including \u003ci\u003eThe Continent of Circe\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThy Hand Great Anarch!\u003c\/i\u003e, a second volume of memoirs. Chaudhuri moved to England in 1970. In 1992 Queen Elizabeth II conferred upon him the title of Honorary Commander of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Jack\u003c\/b\u003e was the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Country Formerly Known as Great Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and he writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299788574949,"sku":"NP9780940322820","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780940322820.jpg?v=1767738227","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-an-unknown-indian-isbn-9780940322820","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}