One lakh words. That sounds like so much, like stars in the night sky, an unending expanse of text. And yet, holding in hand a book just a little larger than a DVD makes it seem so small, like an astronomer used to looking at far-flung, three-dimensional galaxies through a telescope now contending with the images on his computer screen. All those late nights and early mornings of transcribing, writing, rewriting, editing, decision-making, text-shifting, all those emotions, those highs, those lows, those days when nothing and everything seemed to be going right, those arguments with the editor, those arguments with yourself — all that is now housed in a mere 328 pages, each one measuring 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. This is not a complaint. A filmmaker, for instance, cannot complain about his vision, his work, his months of toil now residing on a microchip. That is how it is. But the beforehand awareness of this inevitability doesn’t really prepare you for such a profound sense of diminishment of your efforts. Happy reading.
PS: Note to self: Lighten up!
PPS: No, really!
Krishna
October 9, 2012
And here’s wishing more books from you! 🙂
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sopel sia
October 9, 2012
Rangan – How does one get a copy of it in Singapore?!?
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Karthik
October 9, 2012
Congrats. Any plans for a kindle version?
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venkatesh
October 9, 2012
That was deep or as they say in in hindi – Bahut Senti yaar……
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meera
October 10, 2012
Yoo hooo!!
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Sandhya
October 11, 2012
BR – I saw the $ price for the hardcover on Amazon . Reaction: *respect* . And I’m curious now to know what rarefied air tastes/smells/feels like! I pre-ordered the Kindle version, thank god that was way more affordable 🙂 There is one question I’m hoping you would have asked Mani saar, let’s see if it’s in there!
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Anon
October 11, 2012
Jai Arujn interview – http://jaiarjun.blogspot.in/
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