{"product_id":"karnas-alter-ego-ruskin-bond-9781530342495","title":"Karna's Alter Ego","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarna, the ill-fated hero of '\u003ci\u003eThe Mahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e', was killed by Arjuna in the final battle. (Karna-Arjuna rivalry was much like Hector vs. Achilles.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5000 years later, we have a man named Vasu, who is quite like Karna - born illegitimate, very talented but denied all credits in life, rejected in love. He begins to identify himself with Karna. Vasu misses a medal in the Asian games, gets caught for telling an innocent lie and is overlooked for promotion. And interestingly Karna appears to him after every debacle to assuage and encourage him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems Vasu is Karna's alter ego; but will he, finally, break the jinx? Will he win the endgame? This is not a mythological tale but a contemporary take on mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOME PRAISE: \u003cbr\u003eA work of fiction that tries to connect millennia past with our age, Surendra Nath's Karna's Alter Ego deserves tributes that should go to imaginative handling of an unusual plot. - \u003cb\u003eManoj Das, Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have been wondering what the genre of this book is. Is it mythological? Or is it social, with a quotidian theme? Perhaps, spiritual or philosophical? Maybe, a thriller! It's better you read it and find out for yourself. - \u003cb\u003eRuskin Bond, Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee Reviews of this book on \u003cb\u003eGoodreads.com\u003c\/b\u003e (https: \/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/26142328-karna-s-alter-ego)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruskin Bond, Surendra Nath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 153034249X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530342495\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 03\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Ruskin Bond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890853474559,"sku":"9781530342495","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfdd94a5-e396-43ea-ae94-9ec7f20c69f4.jpg?v=1709740215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/karnas-alter-ego-ruskin-bond-9781530342495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}