{"product_id":"1vsi8kthlnj4","title":"Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Beautifully written and pleasurable ... The work of a maestro' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An absorbing novel about abandonment and loss' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly one morning in 1899, in a small town along the coast from Mombasa, Hassanali sets out for the mosque. But he never gets there, for out of the desert stumbles an ashen and exhausted Englishman who collapses at his feet. That man is Martin Pearce - writer, traveler and something of an Orientalist. After Pearce has recuperated, he visits Hassanali to thank him for his rescue and meets Hassanali's sister Rehana; he is immediately captivated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this crumbling town on the edge of civilized life, with the empire on the brink of a new century, a passionate love affair begins that brings two cultures together and which will reverberate through three generations and across continents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48328424161530,"sku":"1VSI8KTHLNJ4","price":362.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/1VSI8KTHLNJ4_1.jpg?v=1726508826","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/1vsi8kthlnj4","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}