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About Pico Iyer
English-born essayist and novelist
Pico Iyer is an English-born essayist and novelist known chiefly for his travel writing. He is best known for books about crossing cultures and for essays shaped by life between places. His work includes Video Night in Kathmandu, The Lady and the Monk, and The Global Soul. He has also written for Time, Harper's, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times, and his writing often returns to travel, identity, and cultural exchange.
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- “...Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! W…”John L. Parker Jr.
Explore Travel
- “I usually don't like shopping for Pujas specifically because I am traveling through the year and I pick up so…”Mimi Chakraborty
- “When I got started, the Bulls weren't even that popular in Chicago. The Chicago Sting, the indoor soccer team…”Jerry Reinsdorf
- “I respect Demetrious Johnson to the fullest. I wouldn't travel the world and find different training partners…”Henry Cejudo
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Books by Pico Iyer
The Open Road
2008
The Global Soul
2000
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
2019
Sun After Dark
2004
Cuba and the Night
1995