{"product_id":"beggars-bedlam-hardcover","title":"Beggar's Bedlam - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRijula Das\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and absurdist take on the political landscape of West Bengal, India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeggar's Bedlam\u003c\/i\u003e is a surreal novel that unleashes the chaos of the carnival on the familiar. Part literary descendent of Bulgakov's \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e and part a reconstruction of lost Bengali history, Nabarun Bhattacharya's masterpiece is a jubilant, fizzing wire of subaltern anarchy and insurrection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marshall Bhodi Sarkar and his lieutenant Sarkhel surreptitiously dig on the banks of the Ganges River looking for crude oil reserves. Instead, they unearth curved daggers, rusty broadswords, and a Portuguese cannon. Bhodi is an occasional military man and the lead sorcerer of the secret black-magic sect named Choktar. He joins forces with the flying Flaperoos--men with a predilection for alcohol and petty vandalism--to declare outright war against the Marxist-Leninist West Bengal government. In a bloodless revolution that is fascinating in its utter implausibility, a motley crew of yet more implausible characters come together in a magic-realist fictional remapping of Calcutta.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNabarun Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2014) was a prominent Bengali writer who enjoyed cult following in his lifetime and beyond. A journalist from 1973 to 1991 at a foreign news agency, he gave up that career to become a full-time writer. Novelist and short-story writer, he was also a prolific poet. \u003cb\u003eRijula Das\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and translator. Her work has been translated into French, Russian and German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695267156031,"sku":"9781803093789","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/378f4f5b0f3fca11ae655bb1ac98c790.webp?v=1765003196","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/beggars-bedlam-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}