{"product_id":"dog-star-hardcover","title":"Dog Star - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSubha Prasad Sanyal\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the underbelly of Calcutta, a story that reimagines a city's relationship with its abandoned animals, interlacing dark humor and political critique into a fable of resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A city on edge and a reckoning long overdue--\u003ci\u003eDogstar\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing fable of vengeance and the limits of human empathy. Nabarun Bhattacharya's novella unfolds in Calcutta, where the city's dogs, brutalized and unseen, rise in defiant revolt against their human oppressors. As the streets turn into battlegrounds, history itself bleeds through--echoes of past atrocities and ancient mythologies intertwining with the raw immediacy of the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With his signature blend of dark humor and sharp political critique, Bhattacharya crafts a hypnotic tale that forces us to confront a chilling question: Who, in the end, is truly human? Blurring the boundaries between the real and the mythic, \u003ci\u003eDogstar\u003c\/i\u003e is a dystopian allegory as disorienting as it is revelatory. For readers drawn to Orwellian fables and narratives that unsettle and illuminate in equal measure, this is a read that will haunt and provoke long after the final page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2014) was a prominent Bengali writer who enjoyed a cult following in his lifetime and beyond. A journalist from 1973 to 1991 at a foreign news agency, he gave up that career to become a full-time writer and was also a prolific poet. \u003cb\u003eSubha Prasad Sanyal\u003c\/b\u003e is a recipient of the Harvill-Secker Young Translator's Prize and a mentee in the National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorship. He has also translated Nabarun Bhattacharya's \u003ci\u003eHawa Hawa and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267613901049,"sku":"9781803095493","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/K_oaaOiBC_9781803095493.webp?v=1768868285","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dog-star-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}