Pico Iyer, author portrait
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Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer is the author of fifteen books, translated into twenty-three languages, and has been a constant contributor for more than thirty years to Time, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. His four recent talks for TED have received more than eleven million views. www.picoiyerjourneys.com
Aflame
The Half Known Life
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Autumn Light
The Door Swings Both Ways
The Man Within My Head
The Open Road
Sun After Dark
Abandon
The Global Soul
Tropical Classical
Cuba and the Night
Falling Off the Map
The Lady and the Monk
Video Night in Kathmandu

Books

Aflame
The Half Known Life
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Autumn Light
The Door Swings Both Ways
The Man Within My Head
The Open Road
Sun After Dark
Abandon
The Global Soul
Tropical Classical
Cuba and the Night
Falling Off the Map
The Lady and the Monk
Video Night in Kathmandu

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