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The beauty of what’s fleeting

Pico Iyer’s new book is a meditation on mortality, resilience and the enduring appeal of Japan in his life‘Autumn Light’ deals with the death of Iyer’s father-in-law and the upheavals it causes in his wife Hiroko’s family

4 min read24 May 2019
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When Jerusalem changed the world

A hundred years ago Jerusalem surrendered to the British, and the world would never be the same again

10 min read24 Dec 2017
Industry

India’s appetite for quick bites grows bigger

Mint profiles five start-ups betting big on success in the quick service restaurants space

1 min read1 Oct 2014
Opinion

Pico Iyer | At home, I’m known as the one who rarely moves

The forever traveller on rootedness, secret getaways and the monastic life

6 min read1 Feb 2013
Opinion

Jaipur Literature Festival | The art of biography

Wade Davis, David Gilmour and Pico Iyer speak about the challenges of writing biographies

3 min read27 Jan 2013
Opinion

Nowhere to go

Eighty minutes in an airport elevator trigger off contemplations about the illusion of being in control of our lives

4 min read4 Jan 2013
News

Reviews | Handy screening

A phone-projector and a short-throw projectorpricing is an issue but these could still be good buys

1 min read2 Oct 2012
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Pico Iyer | The writer and the wanderer

Pico Iyer | The writer and the wanderer

16 min read13 Apr 2012
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Our man in the world

Our man in the world

4 min read13 Jan 2012
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Getting the big picture

Getting the big picture

3 min read10 Jan 2012
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