Once More Into the Past: Essays, Personal, Public, and Literary

"How does Tagore intoxicate a growing young man . . . .? How has Dhaka transitioned through the Partition of Bengal and the birth of the University of Dhaka? . . . . how does one remember-- with nuance, with style-- icons of history and culture . . . .?" I have this habit of stopping mid-stride while reading a book and looking at the last pages as well as the book jacket,