Chasing the Monsoon
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Chasing the Monsoon

by Alexander Frater

1990•Documentary•273 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryadventurerealisticlinearglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeGrounded and stylish: a sweeping non-fiction book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

The fascinating and revealing story of Frater's journey through India in pursuit of the astonishing Indian summer monsoon. On 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around 10th July, a date that can be calculated within seven or eight days.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryAdventureAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

Asian LiteratureTravelCultureNonfictionDescription and travelMonsoonsIndia, description and travelSouth asia, description and travel

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Author
Alexander Frater
Published
1990
Pages
273
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