{"product_id":"ghachar-ghochar-paperback","title":"Ghachar Ghochar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVivek Shanbhag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSrinath Perur\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRITICS' TOP BOOKS OF 2017\u003cbr\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A modern classic.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. Allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become \"ghachar ghochar\"--a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, \u003ci\u003eGhachar Ghochar\u003c\/i\u003e is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings--and consequences--of financial gain in contemporary India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Ghachar Ghochar \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to a master.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Globe and Mail, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the ALTA National Translation Award in Prose\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the International Dublin Literary Award\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivek Shanbhag \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eight works of fiction and two plays, all of which have been published to wide acclaim in the South Indian language Kannada. He was a Fall 2016 resident at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. The first of his books to appear in English, \u003ci\u003eGhachar Ghochar \u003c\/i\u003ewas excerpted in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's 2015 India issue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSrinath Perur\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is a writer and translator whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e If It's Monday It Must Be Madurai\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Penguin India.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684699377727,"sku":"9780143111689","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aafa267e3b43d1eb89eeffce8f9c407b.webp?v=1764968330","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ghachar-ghochar-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}