{"product_id":"gun-island","title":"Gun Island","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGun Island\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAmitav Ghosh\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780374167394\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFarrar, Straus and Giroux\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of Fall by \u003ci\u003eVulture, Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the bestselling epic Ibis trilogy comes a globetrotting, folkloric adventure novel about family and heritage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBundook. Gun. A common word, but one that turns Deen Datta's world upside down. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey that will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood, and about the world around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmitav Ghosh's \u003ci\u003eGun Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully realized novel that effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Gun Island | Amitav Ghosh | Hardcover | 9780374167394 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1735971","offer_id":48168365523096,"sku":"1735971","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/917Tn0wpsCL.jpg?v=1771967491","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/gun-island","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}