{"product_id":"a-song-of-light-subash-kundanmal-9781492173946","title":"A Song of Light: A Modern Yarn about the Festival of Diwali","description":"A Song of Light is a novella inspired by Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol\". It is a modern yarn about the festival of Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, celebrated annually in South Asia and 'little Indias' overseas. On the eve of a recent Diwali, (that glorious festival of Lights), the cantankerous and vainglorious moneylender, Salaram Baiman, comes face to face with a Shakespearean truth, to wit: \"There is a divinity that shapes our ends... .\" The fantastical events he experiences transforms his view of the world and of himself. That Diwali his feet are set upon a path that liberates him from his venial bondage to avarice and self-absorption. The Goddess Laxmi, the patron saint of Diwali along with her helpmates, illuminates his undestanding of the true significance of Diwali and the moral imperative of benevolence in a world that is disproportionately poor and disenfranchised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Subash Kundanmal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492173940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492173946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014","brand":"Subash Kundanmal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936230408447,"sku":"9781492173946","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d81d2eef-1b78-40e6-b962-17f3c4a26331.jpg?v=1681424346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-song-of-light-subash-kundanmal-9781492173946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}