{"product_id":"buddhas-orphans-paperback","title":"Buddha's Orphans - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamrat Upadhyay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"a Buddhist Chekhov\" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Samrat Upadhyay's writing has been praised by Amitav Ghosh and Suketu Mehta, and compared with the work of Akhil Sharma and Jhumpa Lahiri. \u003cbr\u003e Upadhyay's novel, \u003cem\u003eBuddha's Orphans\u003c\/em\u003e, uses Nepal's political upheavals of the past century as a backdrop to the story of an orphan boy, Raja, and the girl he is fated to love, Nilu, a daughter of privilege.Their love story scandalizes both families and takes readers through time and across the globe, through the loss of and search for children, and through several generations, hinting that perhaps old bends can, in fact, be righted in future branches of a family tree. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBuddha's Orphans\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel permeated with the sense of how we are irreparably connected to the mothers who birthed us and of the way events of the past, even those we are ignorant of, inevitably haunt the present. But most of all it is an engrossing, unconventional love story and a seductive and transporting read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaja and Nilu are fated to fall in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey have both been abandoned he through his mother s suicide in the public pond, she through her mother s constant escape into drink. He has grown up on the streets, she in a crumbling mansion. And yet, they find each other, again and again. First, when they are children. Then, when they are young lovers. And, finally, after they both fear they have lost their marriage. But the events of the past, even those we are ignorant of, inevitably haunt the present. And Raja and Nilu s story is not only their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuddha s Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e traces the roots of this love story and follows its growth through time, across the globe, through the loss of and search for children, and through several generations, hinting that perhaps old bends can, in fact, be righted in future branches of a family tree. \u003cp\u003eUsing Nepal s political upheavals as backdrop to demonstrate how we are irreparably connected to past and home, \u003ci\u003eBuddha s Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing, unconventional love story, a seductive, transporting read, and further evidence that Samrat Upadhyay is one of our finest writers, thoroughly deserving of his acclaim as \"the Buddhist Chekhov\" and comparisons to Amitav Ghosh, William Trevor, and Jhumpa Lahiri. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuddha s Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary achievement. It has the sweep and romantic grandeur of a great old-fashioned Russian novel, and, at the same time, the precision and intimacy of a beautiful collection of linked stories. Dan Chaon, author of \u003ci\u003eAwait Your Reply\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raja and Nilu are fated to fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They have both been abandoned he through his mother s suicide in the public pond, she through her mother s constant escape into drink. He has grown up on the streets, she in a crumbling mansion. And yet they find each other, again and again: first, as children, then, as young lovers, and, finally, after they fear losing their marriage. But the events of the past, even those we are ignorant of, inevitably haunt the present. And Raja and Nilu s story is not only their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set within Nepal s political upheavals, \u003ci\u003eBuddha s Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing, unconventional love story, a seductive, transporting read, and further evidence that Samrat Upadhyay is one of our finest writers, thoroughly deserving of his acclaim as the Buddhist Chekhov. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Upadhyay s] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real. \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\"Absorbing. . . Beautifully told.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Upadhyay . . . illuminat[es] the shadow corners of his characters psyches, as well as the complex social and political realities of life in Nepal, with equal grace. \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SAMRAT UPADHYAY is the author of \u003ci\u003eArresting God in Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e, a Whiting Award winner, \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guru of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and finalist for the Kiriyama Prize. Upadhyay directs the creative writing program at Indiana University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.04 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691432906815,"sku":"9780547469904","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/889e66e238050e50cc6716e0271c90ae.webp?v=1764992088","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/buddhas-orphans-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}