{"product_id":"the-circle-of-reason","title":"The Circle of Reason","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Amitav Ghosh\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ravi Dayal\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 423\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8175300396\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new edition of a long out-of-print amazing first novel by India's most accomplished living writer of English fiction. The novel is set in India and Africa in a time not unlike the present, and tells the story of three irrepressible people trying to find order in an anarchic world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The story centers on Alu, an orphan enlisted by his foster father as a soldier in his crusade against the forces of myth and unreason.  When a terrorist bomb blast ravages their village, Alu flees, pursued by a misguided police officer through Calcutta to Goa and on to a trawler that runs illegal aliens to Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The Circle of Reason' follows the form of the raga in Indian classical music: the first part spans several decades, the second unfolds over three weeks, and the third is like a scherzo with a hectic pace spanning less than a day.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e MEDIA COMMENT: A remarkable achievement.  Technically a lot of us can learn from Mr. Ghosh.  Finally, it is the intelligence manifested in a brilliant handling of language that impresses us.  - Anthony Burgess in New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Amitav Ghosh \/ Ravi Dayal \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153708904816,"sku":"8011","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/8011.jpg?v=1793913002","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-circle-of-reason","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}