{"product_id":"fulmati","title":"Fulmati","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"57\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"30\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"69\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e: Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"108\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"108\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9789389876093\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"137\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"157\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 308 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"175\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"198\"\u003eBook Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eAbel Van Der Berg\u003c\/strong\u003e, a student from \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"273\"\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/strong\u003e, who comes to \u003cstrong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eKolkata\u003c\/strong\u003e through a student exchange program.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"528\"\u003eAbel stays back for a few extra days in search of \u003cstrong data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eFulmati Maike\u003c\/strong\u003e, a virtual deity in his belief system. 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