We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Following Fish: One Man's Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
St. Martin's Publishing Group 2016
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description

In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories.
Following Fish
conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others.
Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself.

Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
05/10/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781466878730
ASIN:
B0176UU3FS
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Samanth Subramanian. (2016). Following Fish: One Man's Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Samanth Subramanian. 2016. Following Fish: One Man's Journey Into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Samanth Subramanian, Following Fish: One Man's Journey Into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Samanth Subramanian. Following Fish: One Man's Journey Into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection11
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
6dc34b96-d534-a6f3-819a-16b70a7af525
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 17:06:31
Date Updated:
Nov 13, 2023 17:37:21
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 24, 2024 08:29:45
Last Metadata Change:
Nov 13, 2023 17:43:27
Last Availability Check:
Mar 24, 2024 08:29:48
Last Availability Change:
May 30, 2023 07:31:46
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 29, 2024 02:17:20

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/584/9D5/73/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/584/9D5/73/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781466878730
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0176UU3FS
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781466878730
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9781250069733
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Samanth Subramanian
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Following Fish
dateAdded
2016-07-26T03:35:23.56Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=141&titleID=2462553
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Following Fish One Mans Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
crossRefId
2462553
subtitle
One Man's Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
id
5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B
starRating
4

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: FollowingFish_9781466878730_2462553
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 1321269
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781466878730
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 5/10/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5849d573-efb6-4ba7-96f3-b273288f480b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: FollowingFish_2462553
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0176UU3FS
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 5/10/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5849d573-efb6-4ba7-96f3-b273288f480b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: FollowingFish_9781466878730_2462553
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 1321269
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781466878730
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 5/10/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5849d573-efb6-4ba7-96f3-b273288f480b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: commerce
      • value: society
      • value: mumbai
      • value: Kerala
      • value: West Bengal
      • value: Economy
      • value: Tamil Nadu
      • value: sports
      • value: Goa
      • value: food history
      • value: gujarat
      • value: agricultural trade
      • value: food culture
      • value: traditional healing
      • value: indian authors
      • value: writers from india
      • value: culinary travels
      • value: costal indian life
      • value: international fishing history
      • value: hilsa
      • value: history of seafood in india
      • value: india travelogue
      • value: hidden india
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Subramanian, Samanth
      • bioText: SAMANTH SUBRAMANIAN is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He has written stories for the New Yorker,Granta, The New York Times, and TheWall Street Journal, and book reviews and cultural criticism for the New Republic, The Guardian, and Bookforum.
      • name: Samanth Subramanian
imprint
Thomas Dunne Books
publishDate
2016-05-10T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Following Fish
fullDescription

In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories.
Following Fish
conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others.
Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself.

reviews
      • premium: True
      • source: Publisher's Weekly
      • content:

        March 14, 2016
        Traveling alone, Subramanian, a freelance writer based in New Delhi, collects the stories of fish vendors, boat builders, restaurant owners, fishers, and toddy shop owners from numerous towns along India’s extensive coast. The journalist explores how fish have influenced culture, history, business, sports, and culinary traditions along the Indian coast. His curiosity leads him to investigate a diverse range of topics, including the best time to eat the hilsa fish; a government-supported faith healing treatment of swallowing live fish, called the Gould treatment; and finding the perfect fried fish coated in spices and semolina in a region possessing a “particularly complex strain of cuisine.” While on the hunt for the fastest fish in the ocean, Subramanian delves into the extraordinary attributes of the sailfish. He explores how human greed has fouled the oceans and how professionals, sport fishers, and tourists have altered life along India’s coasts: “In a common paradox, traditional fishing families were moving away from their trade, and yet harbors and ports were crammed past capacity with motorized fishing boats and trawlers.” This memorable travelogue should entice anyone remotely interested in the culture and food ways of coastal India. This is a superb guide to a rapidly changing region of South Asia. Agent: George Lucas, Inkwell.

      • premium: True
      • source: Kirkus
      • content:

        April 1, 2016
        A travelogue by an Indian journalist about the many roles of fish within his nation's culture. Though there are many mouthwatering meals devoured within these pages, Subramanian (This Divided Island: Life, Death, and the Sri Lankan War, 2015, etc.) maintains that "this book goes beyond considering fish as merely food...fish can sit at the heart of many worlds--of culture, of history, of sport, of commerce, of society." The author recognizes that though his subject may be fish, his stories are about people, told in the words of those who fish, those who eat fish, those who build fishing boats, and those who witness the tension in the coastal towns between the economies built on the traditions of fishing and the transition to tourism. Most of the book is first-person reportage, with the author visiting locations that have a seashore in common but are culturally diverse. One of the most interesting shows how "in the mid-1530s, roughly twenty thousand people from thirty villages converted to Christianity--possibly the largest single conversion in history." Yet he finds that the culture continues to find "an older base of Hindu customs" under its "veneer" of Catholicism. Spirituality also figures in the faith-healing pilgrimages of tens of thousands for an asthma cure that involves ingesting a live, wriggling fish. In other chapters, Subramanian discovers that home cooking offers him a taste of heaven that no restaurant meal can approximate and that fish curries can be as diverse as the cultures that spawn them. He also shows how villages that have depended on fishing for generations have found a faster and easier way to generate income through tourism, which threatens the fishing. In the end, however, something essential remains unchanged: "Fishing is still elemental in the most elemental sense of the word--an activity composed of water and air and light and space, all arranged in precarious balance around a central idea of a man in a boat, waiting for a bite." An enjoyable exploration of the coastline of India, with a focus on fish.

        COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

      • premium: True
      • source: Booklist
      • content:

        Starred review from April 15, 2016
        Searching India's coast from east to west, New Yorker food writer and journalist Subramanian hunts down India's finest fish cuisines. As he travels, Subramanian meets with legendary chefs, fishmongers, town gossips, and religious figures, discovering obscure restaurants and local culinary traditionsa particularly entertaining episode revolves around the toddy, an alcoholic beverage that's made from the sap of coconut flowers, though often sullied by creative mixologists eager to extend the drink's lifespan (like cutting heroin with flour). Tasty descriptions of meals populate the narrative, though Subramanian's journey also leads him to unveil both India's economic disparity and cultural diversity. In one chapter, he explores how tourism in Goa has led to vast environmental degradation, responsible for eroding the fishing industry. In another, he describes a yearly ritual in Hyderabad, where tens of thousands of people come to swallow a live fish stuffed with medicine, believed to be a cure for all maladies. Unique and entertaining, Subramanian's impassioned, well-written, thoughtful quest will draw in even readers who might not have the same tireless love of fish. A cultural and culinary journey well worth taking.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

popularity
11
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/5849d573-efb6-4ba7-96f3-b273288f480b/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
5849d573-efb6-4ba7-96f3-b273288f480b
starRating
4
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/2390-1/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/2390-1/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/2390-1/584/9D5/73/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/2390-1/584/9D5/73/{5849D573-EFB6-4BA7-96F3-B273288F480B}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Sociology
      • value: Travel
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
05/10/2016
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9781250069733
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories.
Following Fish
conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others.
Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself.

sortTitle
Following Fish One Mans Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
crossRefId
2462553
subtitle
One Man's Journey into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
bisacCodes
      • code: SOC055000
      • description: Social Science / Agriculture & Food
      • code: TRV003040
      • description: Travel / Asia / India & South Asia