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Pico Iyer is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books, which have been translated into 23 languages. His essays appear regularly in Time, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and more than 250 other periodicals worldwide. He divides his time between western Japan and a Benedictine hermitage in California. (Iyer photo (c) by Derek Shapton/cover art courtesy Penguin Random House)

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"The Half Known Life": Pico Iyer's hunt for the roots of human bliss

Tom Hall

The acclaimed essayist and travel writer discusses his latest book, a globe-spanning exploration of sacred cities and mankind's endless search for spiritual fulfillment.

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"The Half Known Life": Pico Iyer on the worldwide quest for happiness

Tom Hall

The acclaimed essayist and travel writer discusses his latest book, a globe-spanning exploration of sacred cities, and mankind's endless search for spiritual fulfillment.

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Dan Fesperman’s “Unmanned,” Gandharva Raja’s “August 29th,” and Danuta Hinc’s “To Kill the Other”

Aaron Henkin

A talk with Dan Fesperman about his drone-warfare novel, Unmanned; Gandharva Raja discusses his novel, August 29: How Kabir H Jain Became a Deity; and…