Video Night in Kathmandu

And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East

Author Pico Iyer
Iyer reports on a journey to the Far East, where he discovers a curious amalgam of pop culture and tradition, cynicism and innocence.  

"Meticulously observed and reported...a magical mystery tour through the brave new world of Asia." --The New York Times
© Derek Shapton
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 View titles by Pico Iyer

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Iyer reports on a journey to the Far East, where he discovers a curious amalgam of pop culture and tradition, cynicism and innocence.  

"Meticulously observed and reported...a magical mystery tour through the brave new world of Asia." --The New York Times

Author

© Derek Shapton
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 View titles by Pico Iyer

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