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A Matter of Rats

Read an Excerpt From Amitava Kumar’s Ode to Patna ‘A Matter of Rats’

May 16, 2016June 20, 2014 by Amitava Kumar

In A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna, Amitava Kumar explores his hometown taking readers through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the city … Read more

Categories Literature Tags A Matter of Rats, Amitava Kumar, E.B. White, Excerpt, New York City, Patna

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