The Inscrutable Americans

The hilarious Novel describes one year spent on a small University Campus in the U.S.A. by an Indian student. He comes out of a small town, locally reputed to be 'the Paris of Madhya Pradesh'. His English is comically Indian, and his initial notions of America are absurdly inadequate and stereotyped. The theme of the novel is his comic Discovery of America, and his own growth and maturing through his diverse Adventures there. The novel is thus a variation on the form of the bildungsroman with a fool-protagonist, with the difference that the native wit of the protagonist far transcends his linguistic limitations. This novel has thus an acuteness and a depth of meaning which go beyond the obvious comic implications of the chosen initial situation.

Anurag Mathur was born in New Delhi and educated at Scindia School (Gwalior), St. Stephen's College (Delhi), and the University of Tulsa (Oklahoma). He lived for three years in the U.S.A. before returning home to India to embark on a Career in Journalism and publishing. He now lives in New Delhi and contributes regularly to leading Indian Magazines and newspapers. He is also the author of a Travel guide called 22 Days in India.

A fanatical Cricket player, he also plays Tennis and enjoys travelling.