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Following Fish: Travels Around The Indian Coast (2010)

by Samanth Subramanian(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0143064479 (ISBN13: 9780143064473)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Penguin Books India

review 1: A delightful little travelogue. A plateful of appetisers - one for each state along the coast(and 2 for Goa). Personal favourites were the Hilsa and toddy journeys. Very well-written. Brilliant in parts. Enjoyable all through. As an Indian you shouldn't miss it. But for a non-Indian it becomes a *must* read. Hope to see many more books in this genre. I understand Samanth's next book is on a more serious topic (the post-conflict Sri Lankan situation). Looking forward to it.
review 2: Under the pretext of "Following Fish", Samanth weaves a commentary on the society, ecology, cuisine(s), geography, religion, language(s), and more around the coastal places of India. But, in surprisingly light text. Each of the 9 essays talks about a different place and focuses on a... more different aspect. If someone likes fish for food, is interested in the lives of fisher-folk, or wants to know the history of migration to Indian coasts or anything else about fish, they'll enjoy reading this book. My only grouse is that Samanth left out the coasts of Orissa. less

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