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Lucknow Boy: A Memoir (2011)

by Vinod Mehta(Favorite Author)

2.22 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0670085294 (ISBN13: 9780670085293)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Viking Penguin

review 1: Interesting memoir by one of India's foremost editors. Vinod Mehta has had an interesting career over the last 40 years and been part of many startup newspapers and magazines. He is currently editor in chief of the Outlook group of magazines which he edited for almost 10 years. He has discussed the art of reporting, his favorite books and writers and the book is peppered with many interesting anecdotes :)
review 2: Vinod Mehta hasn't written his memoir to tell you what a great person Vinod Mehta is. And therein lies his greatness. Told with amazing candour, startling simplicity and incredible wit, Mr Mehta takes you on a marvellous zeppelin-ride through his life - and you stare wide-eyed at his hugely eventful journey, right from his formative years at Debonair... more (which we used to hide within the pages of our world atlas during our own salad days)to his present prestigious role at Outlook.Lucknow Boy, peopled with men and women who've left indelible imprints (whether beneficial or detrimental is a separate argument altogether)in the time-sands of India makes for a riveting read. I finished it in just two sittings, thanks to the fact that it reads more like an unputdownable piece of engaging fiction than a prosaic autobiography.Mr Mehta talks of an eclectic mix of people without sounding malicious even about those he doesn't fancy too much. This is responsible writing at its best; it gives us an overview of our system, its politics, businesses, perils, pressures etc, even as he delineates his own moral highs and emotional lows without sounding cynical.Circumspect, balanced, neutral - and tremendously soul-elevating, if you prefer a shorter take on it.Don't miss this one. If there is just one non-fiction book you read this year, it ought to be Lucknow Boy. less

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