{"product_id":"dark-star","title":"Dark Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidhu, Ranbir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Westland\/Pratilipi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 19-12-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e About the Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A PROFOUND, LYRICAL NOVEL ABOUT DISPLACEMENT AND HOMECOMING' — SIDDHARTHA DEB\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAn old woman lies in bed in Punjab, dreaming of an India before Partition. One day she will walk again, and when she does, she tells herself, she will walk all the way to Delhi, she will tell the men who rule India what she really thinks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘In Dark Star Ranbir Sidhu not only contemplates the life of a shuttered, oppressed but wildly imaginative woman, he becomes her, and thus the reader does, too. A beautiful novel of transformation and heart-rending compassion.’ — Helen Benedict, author of Wolf Season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n‘A tour de force. In Ranbir Sidhu’s Dark Star an elderly woman in India journeys alone toward death. Her hypnotic soliloquy is a devastating indictment of the horrors of misogyny and the nightmare of nationalism; it’s also a meditation on time, memory, and the cosmos.’ — R.L. Marshall, author of A Separate Reality\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRanbir Sidhu is the author of two previous works of fiction, Good Indian Girls (shortlisted for a Tata Literature Live! Prize) and Deep Singh Blue. He lives in Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395767392\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westland\/Pratilipi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51207374995760,"sku":"VarietyBook_9789395767392","price":375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/A1ohpf5zLeL.jpg?v=1773979412","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/dark-star","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}