{"product_id":"ujan","title":"Ujan","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"54\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"111\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"128\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"173\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"185\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170664291\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"220\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"214\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"261\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"439\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"272\"\u003eUjan\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"306\"\u003enostalgic journey\u003c\/strong\u003e into childhood, set against the backdrop of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eBrahmaputra River\u003c\/strong\u003e, which remains intertwined with the author’s early memories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eThe novel explores \u003cstrong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"490\"\u003ethe inevitability of time\u003c\/strong\u003e, as life’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eebb and flow\u003c\/strong\u003e takes people far from their childhood, leaving them yearning for a return that is no longer possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"787\"\u003eThrough the protagonist’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"684\"\u003ereminiscence of his childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e, the novel delves into \u003cstrong data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"784\"\u003ehuman relationships, existential dilemmas, and the deeper truths of life\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"998\"\u003eShirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s writing stands apart in modern Bengali literature, avoiding \u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"903\"\u003econventional narratives\u003c\/strong\u003e and instead forging a unique path that \u003cstrong data-start=\"943\" 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