{"product_id":"samskara-9780198077145","title":"Samskara","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a decadent and narrow-minded brahmin colony in a fictitious south Indian village, Durvasapura, Samskara serves as an allegory of the clash between tradition and modernity. Both a religious novel and a contemporary reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths, its central event is a death, which brings in its wake a plague, moral chaos, and most significantly, a rebirth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn effective tale of a community choked by unsustainable tradition. Ananthamurthy offers fine portraits of a variety of characters as they struggle between natural urges and societal expectations, and has crafted an impressive story here. * Complete-Review.com *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATOR'S NOTE; SAMSKARA; AFTERWORD BY A.K. RAMANUJAN; 'IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR' BY SUSHEELA PUNITHA; NOTES","brand":"OUP India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515371643223,"sku":"9780198077145","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/samskara-9780198077145","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}