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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller
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Notes

  • Dedication: for Clare.
  • Epigraph: And when they saw Bharata, / He belonged to Godrej and Tata.
  • Author's note: Comprises 'Travel Itinerary - Sudesh Mishra' and 'Travel Agent's Tip'.
  • Consists of fifty-two (ten-line) poems which are linked thematically as a travelogue that relates to the writer's trip through India.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,: Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English ,Wakefield Press , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Cheapskatesi"Aeroflot: sounds like an insect deterrent,", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 1)
El-Arabi"Delhi becomes bearable once we enter", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 2)
Indrail Sleeperi"The ceiling is six inches from the nose;", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 3)
Jaipuri"Blush city of racketeers and hustlers", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 4)
Menui"Yes, I mean Meenoo. Ninety seconds", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 5)
After Naipaul : A Diatribei"Every rock is worth its salt in slogans.", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 6)
Hotel Sobrietyi"The proprietor says he treats his servants-", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 7)
Caveati"Never engage the bus to Mt Abu.", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 8)
Mt Abu : St Xavier's Churchi"There is an Anglican Church at Bazaar", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 9)
Delwara Jain Templei"By-product of profound human remorse,", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 10)
Delhi Railway Stationi"Only the tusky god knows why the train", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 11)
Pit Stopi"Five minutes at the nondescript station", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Difficult Art of Petrificationi"A train that's more static than dynamic;", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 13)
Calcutta : A Hoteli"The facade is twistingly Palladian;", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Hula-Hoop of Historyi"A buzz of party lights on those rooftops;", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 15)
Going Placesi"A Brooding fog blots out the Hoogly;", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 16)
Kalighatai"'The city of dreadful nights,' said Kipling.", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 17)
A Shaggy Dog Storyi"Took the Sleeper to Puri: twin berths in", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 18)
Purii"Those breakers marching in tandem possess", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 19)
Jaganath Temple : Purii"The notice read: 'Indian Hindus Only.'", Sudesh Mishra , single work poetry (p. 20)
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Works about this Work

New Collections Philip Salom , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less Philip Hammial , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament Leith Morton , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; South China Dane Thwaites , 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia Philip Hodgins , 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
[Review] Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Lolo Houbein , 1994 single work review
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Untitled Ross Clark , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 100-102)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry ; Picture's Edge Mike Ladd , 1994 selected work poetry ; K is for Keeper A is for T.V. Neil Paech , 1994 selected work poetry
Untitled Ron Pretty , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , October no. 25 1994; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Dreaming of India Vijay C. Mishra , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 July 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Poetry with Wit and a Hard Political Edge Geoff Page , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 May 1994; (p. C12)
— Review of Night Rainbows Jan Owen , 1994 selected work poetry ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
New Collections Philip Salom , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less Philip Hammial , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament Leith Morton , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; South China Dane Thwaites , 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia Philip Hodgins , 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Dreaming of India Vijay C. Mishra , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 July 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Untitled Ron Pretty , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , October no. 25 1994; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Untitled Ross Clark , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 100-102)
— Review of Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry ; Picture's Edge Mike Ladd , 1994 selected work poetry ; K is for Keeper A is for T.V. Neil Paech , 1994 selected work poetry
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