{"product_id":"basanti-bhisham-sahni-9780143419815","title":"Basanti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An icon in Hindi literature'-\u003ci\u003eThe Hindu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe braid of young Basanti's life thickens with time. Feisty and fearless, she plays hide and seek with her overbearing father, dodges the crippled old tailor whom she's sold to and elopes with a handsome young man. Unwilling to let anyone suppress her spirit, she even rejects the benevolence of Shyama bibi, her confidante and employer.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith the thunderous clap of demolition of a basti in Delhi and a complex understanding of the confluence of classes, renowned writer Bhisham Sahni gives voice, laughter and resolve to a persona who might have otherwise coursed silently away through the veins of this megacity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bhisham Sahni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143419811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143419815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bhisham Sahni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742234980607,"sku":"9780143419815","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/basanti-bhisham-sahni-9780143419815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}