| Edition |
First U.S. Edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New Delhi : Penguin Books India, 2010. |
| Summary |
"In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories. Following Fish conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others. Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
1. On hunting the hilsa and mastering its bones -- 2. On swallowing a live fish -- 3. On the ear lobe that changed history -- 4. On an odyssey through toddy shops -- 5. On searching for a once-lost love -- 6. On pursuing the fastest fish in the ocean -- 7. On grieving for bygone beaches and fish -- 8. On seeking to eat as a city once ate -- 9. On the crafting of a fishing boat. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Fish culture -- India -- Indian Coast.
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Subramanian, Samanth -- Travel -- India -- Indian Coast.
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Subramanian, Samanth. (OCoLC)fst01986941
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Indian Coast (India) -- Description and travel.
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TRAVEL -- Asia -- India.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Agriculture & Food.
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Fish culture. (OCoLC)fst00926017
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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India -- Indian Coast.
(OCoLC)fst01243374
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
9781250069733 (hardback) |
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1250069734 (hardback) |
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