{"product_id":"ghachar-ghochar-a-novel","title":"Ghachar Ghochar: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOKS OF 2017\u003cbr\u003eONE OF VULTURE'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY \u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A modern classic.” —The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eA young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. Allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become “ghachar ghochar”—a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings—and consequences—of financial gain in contemporary India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin.” —The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ghachar Ghochar introduces us to a master.” —The Paris Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the Guardian, Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the ALTA National Translation Award in Prose\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the International Dublin Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53108496761139,"sku":"9780143111689","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/1108\/1267\/files\/9780143111689.jpg?v=1772658069","url":"https:\/\/slantoflightbooks.com\/products\/ghachar-ghochar-a-novel","provider":"Slant of Light Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}