In a collection of engaging essays that releases this month, Indo-Canadian author Durga Chew-Bose touches upon everything from the colour of her skin to the implications of her name
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY TEACH YOU AT JOURNALISM school is the elevator pitch. A single line that captures the essence of your work and what it stands for. Too Much and Not the Mood (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Durga Chew Bose’s debut collection of essays, which releases this month, doesn’t have an elevator pitch. Because how do you summarise all the memories, thoughts, and revelations that are the sum total of your being? What it does offer, however, is nuanced writing that has you hooked, and observations that instantly resonate with you. In 14 pieces, she tackles everything from living on her own to her relationship with her skin colour, along the way stumbling upon emotions that hit home with the reader.
This story is from the April 2017 edition of Harper's Bazaar India.
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