{"product_id":"the-shehnai-virtuoso-and-other-stories-9781646051687","title":"The Shehnai Virtuoso: And Other Stories","description":"\"Dhumketu is a wonderfully gripping storyteller, and translator Jenny Bhatt has certainly done him justice in this excellent selection.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Croft, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Books of Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic love story of a village drummer and his dancer lover . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-awaited letter that arrives too late . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA teahouse near Darjeeling, run by a mysterious queen . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shehnai Virtuoso\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the first substantial collection of Dhumketu's work to be available in English. A legend of Gujarati literature, Dhumketu revolutionized the short story in India. Characterized by a fine sensitivity, deep humanism, perceptive observation, and an intimate knowledge of both rural and urban life, his fiction has provided entertainment and edification to generations of Gujarati readers and speakers.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully translated for a wide new audience by Jenny Bhatt, these much-loved stories--like the finest literature--remain remarkable and relevant even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646051687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Dhumketu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159497969845,"sku":"9781646051687","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1afdafee-3eb1-46ac-a681-09199dd9902e.jpg?v=1653968789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-shehnai-virtuoso-and-other-stories-9781646051687","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}