{"product_id":"em-and-the-big-hoom-9780143124764","title":"Em and the Big Hoom","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe devastatingly original debut novel from a winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Profoundly moving . . . I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this.\" --Amitav Ghosh, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Palace\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published by a small press in India, Jerry Pinto's debut novel has already taken the literary world by storm. Suffused with compassion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, \u003ci\u003eEm and the Big Hoom \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern masterpiece, and its American publication is certain to be one of the major literary events of the season. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Imelda and Augustine, or--as our young narrator calls his unusual parents--\u003ci\u003eEm and the Big Hoom\u003c\/i\u003e. Most of the time, Em smokes endless \u003ci\u003ebeedis \u003c\/i\u003eand sings her way through life. She is the sun around which everyone else orbits. But as enchanting and high-spirited as she can be, when Em's bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes with calamitous consequences for herself and others. This accomplished debut is graceful and urgent, with a one-of-a-kind voice that will stay with readers long after the last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143124764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.67h x 5.23w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jerry Pinto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273778032821,"sku":"9780143124764","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_568d404d-5e91-4534-8460-9b490a524310.jpg?v=1718082496","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/em-and-the-big-hoom-9780143124764","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}