{"product_id":"w1x7rj96b2kl","title":"The Last Of Earth by Deepa Anappara [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDeepa Anappara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e's \u003cstrong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"72\"\u003eThe Last of Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sweeping \u003cstrong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"117\"\u003ehistorical adventure novel\u003c\/strong\u003e set in \u003cstrong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"133\"\u003e1869\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the height of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGreat Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, when the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBritish Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e sought to map and gain influence over \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTibet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a land largely closed to Europeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eThe story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eBalram\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Indian schoolteacher secretly employed as a surveyor-spy by the British. When his close friend Gyan disappears on a dangerous mission inside Tibet, Balram joins a risky expedition led by a British officer disguised as a monk. Their journey intersects with \u003cstrong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"662\"\u003eKatherine\u003c\/strong\u003e, an English woman determined to become the first European woman to reach \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLhasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e after being excluded from the male-dominated geographical establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eAs they travel across the harsh Himalayan landscape, the characters confront not only natural dangers—storms, bandits, wild animals, disease, and extreme weather—but also difficult moral questions about ambition, loyalty, identity, colonialism, and the desire to leave a lasting legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003eRather than being only an adventure story, the novel explores \u003cstrong data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003ethe human cost of empire\u003c\/strong\u003e and gives voice to characters whose lives are shaped by colonial ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48253923131642,"sku":"W1X7RJ96B2KL","price":637.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9780143466482_1_1.jpg?v=1782997468","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/w1x7rj96b2kl","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}