{"product_id":"1vj8msn47lu6","title":"Great Eastern Hotel by Ruchir Joshi [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Riotously audacious and entertaining - a cinematic, jazzlike humdinger of a novel.' - KAMILA SHAMSIE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e- A sweeping historical saga set in WW2 Calcutta\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e- Perfect for fans of Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie and Amor Towles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e- Blends espionage, romance, and revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e- From award-winning writer and filmmaker Ruchir Joshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world is at war. And at the Great Eastern, Calcutta's most luxurious hotel, amidst the feasting, dancing and laughter, we witness the metropolis in the last moments before multiple disasters strike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins in August 1941, on the day Rabindranath Tagore dies. The city has come to a standstill as thousands of people line the streets to pay their respects. Among them are: Nirupama, a student of history and a volunteer with the Communist Party of India; Imogen, a young Englishwoman whose father is an official with the Raj; Kedar, the scion of a wealthy family, who dreams of painting like Cezanne; and Gopal, a young but experienced pickpocket, who finds himself promoted into a dark, dangerous world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir lives intertwine with those at the hotel: an American soldier who plays jazz at the nightclub; a genius French chef; an heiress fleeing from the nightmare in Europe; and a group of military officers running a secret intelligence operation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingularly ambitious and attentive, Ruchir Joshi's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGreat Eastern Hotel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e maps this simmering pause at a crucial juncture in history, and offers new contexts to the upheavals of our present, raising vital questions about political commitment, nationalism, love and art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48327705624826,"sku":"1VJ8MSN47LU6","price":1037.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/1VJ8MSN47LU6-1.jpg?v=1740935301","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/1vj8msn47lu6","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}