{"product_id":"the-elephanta-suite-paperback","title":"The Elephanta Suite - Paperback","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\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master of the travel narrative weaves three intertwined novellas of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This startling, far-reaching book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today's India. Theroux's Westerners risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent's well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succor in Mumbai's reeking slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We also meet Indian characters as singular as they are reflective of the country's subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is rewired by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As ever, Theroux's portraits of people and places explode stereotypes to exhilarating effect. \u003cem\u003eThe Elephanta Suite\u003c\/em\u003e urges us toward a fresh, compelling, and often inspiring notion of what India is, and what it can do to those who try to lose--or find--themselves there.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228423995641,"sku":"9780547086026","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M1pHbEhVYktsMm5yeTZpV2k2Tmgrdz09.webp?v=1768290718","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-elephanta-suite-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}