{"product_id":"parapar","title":"Parapar","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"57\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"139\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"128\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"167\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788177568417\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"186\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"180\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"212\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"200\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 570 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"229\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"502\"\u003eAt just \u003cstrong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e31 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eLalit\u003c\/strong\u003e was diagnosed with \u003cstrong data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"336\"\u003ecancer\u003c\/strong\u003e. After a temporary recovery, he was discharged from the hospital, where he was received by \u003cstrong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eShambhu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the son of his landlord, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eTulsi\u003c\/strong\u003e, his closest friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eFrom this simple beginning, \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"543\"\u003eParapar\u003c\/strong\u003e expands into a \u003cstrong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"585\"\u003evast and complex world\u003c\/strong\u003e where the \u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"647\"\u003ecollision of events transforms every experience\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"711\"\u003eboundaries between the material and the spiritual blur\u003c\/strong\u003e, revealing a deeper \u003cstrong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"761\"\u003ephilosophical exploration\u003c\/strong\u003e of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eLalit, his elderly mother, Tulsi, Mridula, Sanjay, Rini, Aditya, Shashwati, Aparna, Biman, and Ramen\u003c\/strong\u003e—a man whose eyes seem to offer divine solace even to those contemplating suicide. 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His childhood was spent in various places due to his father’s job in the railways, giving him a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1558\"\u003enomadic upbringing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1756\"\u003eDuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/strong\u003e, his family moved to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003eKolkata\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by relocations to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003eBihar, North Bengal, East Bengal, and Assam\u003c\/strong\u003e. These early experiences frequently appear in his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003eHe studied at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eVictoria College, Cooch Behar\u003c\/strong\u003e, later completing his \u003cstrong data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003eB.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e in Kolkata. He pursued \u003cstrong data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003epostgraduate studies at the University of Calcutta\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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