{"product_id":"my-curious-years-with-charles-henri-ford-the-autobiography-of-indra-b-tamang-9781885983473","title":"My Curious Years with Charles Henri Ford: The Autobiography of Indra B. Tamang","description":"\u003cb\u003eTold as much through images as through words, a young Nepalese man's globe-spanning relationship with \"the father of American surrealism\" changes the course of his life and gives him a new set of roots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1973, poet, photographer, collage artist, and sculptor\u003cbr\u003eCharles Henri Ford convinced a\u003cbr\u003eyoung Nepalese waiter at his hotel in Kathmandu to come work as his all-purpose\u003cbr\u003ehelper. Nineteen-year-old Indra Tamang, who spoke minimal English, was soon\u003cbr\u003eenjoying an education and a life he could not have imagined. He quickly\u003cbr\u003egraduated from cooking and running errands to attending social engagements with\u003cbr\u003eCharles, to accompanying the artist on his international travels, eventually\u003cbr\u003ebecoming his collaborator, and more of a son than an employee.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharles was a magnet for creative people, and during the '70s, \u003cbr\u003e'80s, and '90s, Indra found himself at the center of seemingly every fantastic\u003cbr\u003elittle universe in New York, Paris, Crete, and Kathmandu, often as a quiet\u003cbr\u003eobserver taking photographs and making mental notes. There was Studio 54, Andy\u003cbr\u003eWarhol's Factory, the teas that Charles would host at the Dakota, attended by\u003cbr\u003eregulars such as Tennessee Williams, Quentin Crisp, Patti Smith, and Henry\u003cbr\u003eGeldzahler; there were special dinners at the United Nations; visits to Mary\u003cbr\u003eMcCarthy and Leonor Fini; and chats in the elevator with neighbors like John\u003cbr\u003eand Yoko and Lauren Bacall. Charles gave Indra a second upbringing, one that\u003cbr\u003eIndra absorbed with tremendous curiosity and enthusiasm. In turn, Indra brought\u003cbr\u003eCharles into his family's village in Nepal, introducing him to a world that not\u003cbr\u003emany Westerners were privileged to see, especially then. Indra managed to shuttle\u003cbr\u003ebetween these two vastly different worlds, marrying and having children in\u003cbr\u003eNepal, though not revealing this to Charles for quite some years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2010, Indra Tamang became the object of global\u003cbr\u003efascination after inheriting two apartments from Charles's sister, the actress\u003cbr\u003eRuth Ford. The story in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e described a Nepalese \"butler\"\u003cbr\u003ewho \"grew up in a mud hut\" and ended up owning property in one of New York's\u003cbr\u003emost famous buildings. The attention that followed inspired Indra to write this\u003cbr\u003ericher and more accurate account of his life. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and ephemera from the private collections of Charles and Indra, some never before shown, and gathered together for the first time, \u003cbr\u003ereaders will discover that nothing about Indra's \"curious years\" with Charles\u003cbr\u003eand his friends was ordinary or predictable in any\u003cbr\u003eway.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16408412\"\u003eIndra B. Tamang\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16408413\"\u003eRomy Ashby\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtle Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.93w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781885983473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1885983476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO001000\"\u003eArtists, Architects, Photographers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002020\"\u003eAsian \u0026amp; Asian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndra Tamang \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the Makwanpur District of Southern\u003cbr\u003eNepal in 1953, and first came to New York City in 1974. He is known for his\u003cbr\u003eartistic collaborations with Charles Henri Ford, and he became internationally\u003cbr\u003eknown as \"The Butler\" who inherited a fortune from Charles Henri's sister, Ruth\u003cbr\u003eFord. Since the passing of Ruth and Charles Henri Ford, he continues to further\u003cbr\u003etheir legacies, and manages the use of Charles Henri's published work. He has\u003cbr\u003eshown his own photography and other artwork at the Mitchell Algus Gallery, the\u003cbr\u003eWoolworth Building, and the 292 Gallery in Lower Manhattan. Between 2008 and\u003cbr\u003e2010 he served as elected President of the Tamang Society of America, and remains\u003cbr\u003ean active member of the Nepali community in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomy Ashby\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York-based writer, lyricist, editor, and\u003cbr\u003einterviewer. She's written numerous Blondie songs with Chris Stein and Debbie\u003cbr\u003eHarry, and is the editor of the small interview magazine \u003ci\u003eHousedeer\u003c\/i\u003e as well as author\u003cbr\u003eof the blog \u003ci\u003eWalkers in the City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Turtle Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827640270987,"sku":"9781885983473","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_99f4a0b6-0250-4b30-8802-c62cecdd3994.jpg?v=1755540299","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/my-curious-years-with-charles-henri-ford-the-autobiography-of-indra-b-tamang-9781885983473","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}