{"product_id":"the-last-jetengine-laugh-9780006551874","title":"The Last JetEngine Laugh","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most arresting Indian novel since Arundhati Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The brand new experience after Rushdie: a megashow, Russian in size, Indian in soul.’ India Today\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Written in the joyous tradition of Tristram Shandy, Joshi has Sterne’s gift for digressions [and] the master’s eye for his surroundings. This is surely a great moment for Indian literature. “The Last Jet-Engine Laugh” debates whether the story of a nation can be the story of a self.’ Tom Payne, Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Exhilarating…Joshi’s narrative jump-cuts with a surreal invention reminiscent of the work of Vonnegut.’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Proof positive that it’s possible for Indian writers to be wickedly cynical, funny and bitter without the scathing edge blunting the Indianness or vice versa…Put simply, “The Last Jet-Engine Laugh” is a family saga across three generations. It’s also (as most really good books are) a love story. But before you yawn and reach for the remote saying, “Yaar, saala, it’s been done before,” it ain’t quite been done like this. Joshi is a most unsuitable boy, and if there were a glass palace about, he’d be the one throwing stones.’ Anita Roy, Biblio\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Stylish, suggestive, musical…a great moment for Indian literature.’ Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577200382295,"sku":"9780006551874","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780006551874.jpg?v=1746094328","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-jetengine-laugh-9780006551874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}