{"product_id":"lifes-secret-and-other-folk-tales-lal-behari-day-9789395034616","title":"Life's Secret and Other Folk-tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife's Secret and other Folk-Tales is a collection of stories by Lal Behari Dey. Lal Behari Dey presents the stories of his youth in Bengal, stories of kings and queens, gods and monsters, of rich and poor and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \"Life's Secret,\" he tells the tale of Suo, a beautiful queen who has been unable to give birth to a son for her impatient, powerful husband. Just as she is ready to give in to despair, a mysterious healer presents her with a magical drug that will grant her the fertility she seeks. In \"Phakir Chand,\" two young friends on a journey to a foreign land encounter a princess held captive by a terrifying serpent. Saving her, they agree to remain at her palace, but only one of them can take her hand in marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming, instructive, and often surprising, Life's Secret and other Folk-Tales is an underappreciated masterpiece of Bengali literature from Lal Behari Dey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lal Behari Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9395034610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395034616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hawk Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Lal Behari Day","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850831802623,"sku":"9789395034616","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lifes-secret-and-other-folk-tales-lal-behari-day-9789395034616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}