num_pages: 115
description: Antonio Tabucchi describes his novella Indian Nocturne (winner of the Medicis Prize in its French translation) as 'an insomnia' but 'also a journey... in which a Shadow is sought.' In his provocatively elusive but totally compelling way, Tabucchi takes us along on a nightmarish trip through the Indian subcontinent, producing sensations by turns exotic, sensual, menacing, and oppressive, as the profound weight of an ancient culture settles on the unwary traveler.
language: German
title: Indisches Nachtstück und ein Briefwechsel
titlecomplete: Indisches Nachtstück und ein Briefwechsel
genres: 20th Century, Travel, India, Novella, Novels, Literature, Italian Literature, Asia, Italy, Fiction
ratings_count: 3088
places: India
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Prix Médicis Etranger
publisher: Carl Hanser