G. V. Desani
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Govindas Vishnoodas Desani (1909–2000), known as G. V. Desani, was a British-Indian novelist, poet, and social commentator. He was born in Kenya, reared in India and came of age in Britain. Knowledgeable about ancient Eastern spiritual traditions, Desani is best known as the author of All About H. Hatterr (1948), a comic farce which lampooned Anglo and Indian culture and spiritual traditions. An epic-style poetic work, Hali (1950), and its subsequent pairing with his short stories, Hali and Short Stories (1991) made up most of his fiction. Other writings included news reporting, humour and commentary. In later years Desani taught Eastern Philosophy in the United States.
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Govindas Vishnoodas Desani född 8 juli 1909 i Nairobi, död 15 november 2000 i Fort Worth, var en indisk författare. Govinda var bland annat korrespondent och nyhetsuppläsare för BBC i England. Senare lärde han sig och praktiserade yoga i Indien och Japan. Vid slutet av 1960-talet verkade han som professor i österländsk filosofi vid University of Texas och blev amerikansk medborgare 1979.
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G. V. Desani
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G.V. Desani
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Fort Worth, Texas
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2000-11-15
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Novel, short story, essay, lecture
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English, Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Pali
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Hali
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All About H. Hatterr
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Hali and Collected Stories
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Author, Professor of Philosophy
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Govindas Vishnoodas Desani (1909–2000), known as G. V. Desani, was a British-Indian novelist, poet, and social commentator. He was born in Kenya, reared in India and came of age in Britain. Knowledgeable about ancient Eastern spiritual traditions, Desani is best known as the author of All About H. Hatterr (1948), a comic farce which lampooned Anglo and Indian culture and spiritual traditions. An epic-style poetic work, Hali (1950), and its subsequent pairing with his short stories, Hali and Short Stories (1991) made up most of his fiction. Other writings included news reporting, humour and commentary. In later years Desani taught Eastern Philosophy in the United States.
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Govindas Vishnoodas Desani född 8 juli 1909 i Nairobi, död 15 november 2000 i Fort Worth, var en indisk författare. Govinda var bland annat korrespondent och nyhetsuppläsare för BBC i England. Senare lärde han sig och praktiserade yoga i Indien och Japan. Vid slutet av 1960-talet verkade han som professor i österländsk filosofi vid University of Texas och blev amerikansk medborgare 1979.
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