Book Launch 'The Boatman' by John Burbidge at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 6:30 on 3rd February 2014
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Event Description : Book Launch : 'The Boatman' by John Burbidge.
This memoir depicts John Burbidge's love affair with India, as well as his passion for its young men. Written nearly 25 years after the fact, it shows that when we let go of the traditions and mores of our upbringing and dare to embrace those of a different ilk, we open ourselves up to discovering new aspects of our humanity and extend ourselves in ways we might never have imagined. After taking the initial plunge with amateur masseurs on a Bombay beach, Burbidge found himself on a roller-coaster ride of sexual adventuring that went from abstinence to addiction in two short years. A complicating factor in this journey of self-discovery was the tightly knit community in which he lived and worked. Its highly regimented schedule and minimal privacy forced him to live a double life. When John first wrote about these experiences in the late 1980s, he did so as a 'coming out' story set against the backdrop of India. More than 20 years later, he has come to see it almost as the opposite. The intervening years have allowed him to explore new dimensions of his experience - in regard to his professional work, the community of which he was a part of, and his relationship with his mother.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
Place : Library, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : Book Launch : 'The Boatman' by John Burbidge.
This memoir depicts John Burbidge's love affair with India, as well as his passion for its young men. Written nearly 25 years after the fact, it shows that when we let go of the traditions and mores of our upbringing and dare to embrace those of a different ilk, we open ourselves up to discovering new aspects of our humanity and extend ourselves in ways we might never have imagined. After taking the initial plunge with amateur masseurs on a Bombay beach, Burbidge found himself on a roller-coaster ride of sexual adventuring that went from abstinence to addiction in two short years. A complicating factor in this journey of self-discovery was the tightly knit community in which he lived and worked. Its highly regimented schedule and minimal privacy forced him to live a double life. When John first wrote about these experiences in the late 1980s, he did so as a 'coming out' story set against the backdrop of India. More than 20 years later, he has come to see it almost as the opposite. The intervening years have allowed him to explore new dimensions of his experience - in regard to his professional work, the community of which he was a part of, and his relationship with his mother.
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Book Launch 'The Boatman' by John Burbidge at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 6:30 on 3rd February 2014
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