Julia's cake for Emily's birthday
India, Dec. 10 -- In the 1800s, when our Mirza Ghalib was still alive, there lived another poet. She didn't share her writing with the world. After her death, the hundreds and hundreds of poems she had written were discovered hidden under her bed. Today, she is considered one of the greatest literary figures of her time.
Dear reader, you of course know that we are referring to poet Emily Dickinson, who lived thousands of miles away from Ghalib's Dilli, in the American town of Amherst. Today is ED's 195th birthday. Each year, her fans across the world celebrate by baking a cake that she would often make for family and friends. This weekend, an ED devotee in Delhi baked it for us.
The attache for Books and Ideas at the French Institute in Ind...
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