{"product_id":"a-portrait-of-love-six-stories-one-novella-9780143466376","title":"A Portrait of Love: Six Stories; One Novella","description":"Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' was among the maverick writers who shaped modern Hindi literature. In his prose writings--fearless, provocative and startlingly original, much like his poetry--Nirala regards the world with the eyes of a compulsive satirist, committed to laying bare its hypocrisies. A Portrait of Love is an ode to Nirala's genius, drawing attention to his long-ignored legacy in prose. From his poignant yet humorous sketch of rural India in \u003ci\u003eBillesur Bakriha\u003c\/i\u003e to the sophisticated urbanity of Lucknow in 'Portrait of a Lady-Love'; from questioning the ideals of marriage and love in 'Sukul's Wife' to celebrating the nexus between writers and courtesans in colonial Calcutta in 'What I Saw'; from hailing agency among the oppressed castes in 'Chaturi Chamar' to shining a light on an uneasy relationship between education and progress in 'Jyotirmayee'--this collection sparkles with wit, atmosphere and an unmistakable autobiographical streak, taking readers to the heart of India and introducing them to the colourful cosmos of Hindi literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143466376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Tripathi)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413623107765,"sku":"9780143466376","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_19c65a45-e58f-4f39-87db-e64aae4e072b.jpg?v=1720538004","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-portrait-of-love-six-stories-one-novella-9780143466376","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}