{"product_id":"the-point-of-return-a-novel","title":"The Point of Return - A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Siddhartha Deb\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Picador India\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 227\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0330489232\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the last decades of the twentieth century in the remote north-eastern hills of India, this is the moving and beautifully written story of a father and a son. Dr Dam and Babu have lived for years as strangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had always been different from the fathers of my friends, but that difference was never more visible than after his retirement. The days were heavy with his presence now, the morning light revealing him squatting on the floor between two open steel trunks, an old, somewhat infirm magician at the centre of a circle of papers and files\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But they were strangers tied by blood, strangers in the same home, both puzzled and resentful. But as his father weakens and wearies of life, Babu is drawn closer to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore long he finds himself embarking on a great journey, an odyssey through the memories of his father, his family and his country. From the great tides of violence and fear that sweep a land, to the delicate core of one man’s being, The Point of Return traces the hidden stories about the making and unmaking of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough politics permeates every page of Deb’s dark novel, the story- told in reverse chronological order- pivots on the relationship between an enigmatic older man, Dr. Dam, and his stubborn, slightly wild son, Babu.. Deb’s novel is suddenly, stunningly relevant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Shout NY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue:1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI ARRIVAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  Pension Office: 1986\u003cbr\u003eHighway Journey:1984\u003cbr\u003eThe Minister’s Chambers: 1983\u003cbr\u003eWedding Season: 1982\u003cbr\u003eForeign Visitors: 1981\u003cbr\u003eA Tale about Tigers:1980\u003cbr\u003eBlackout:1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII DEPARTURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Year’s Eve: 1987\u003cbr\u003eLearning to walk:1988\u003cbr\u003eNight Journey:1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII TERMINAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHome Town\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eHistory\u003cbr\u003eShips\u003cbr\u003eMemories\u003cbr\u003eTravellers\u003cbr\u003eDreams\u003cbr\u003eAirports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV TRAVELOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Run\u003cbr\u003eThe local Archive \u003cbr\u003eA Lesson in History\u003cbr\u003eLeaving Home\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Siddhartha Deb \/ Picador India \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153697763696,"sku":"7407","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7407.jpg?v=1793912795","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-point-of-return-a-novel","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}