{"product_id":"malloban-jibanananda-das-9780143451686","title":"Malloban","description":"Malloban is set in North Calcutta in the winter of 1929. The eponymous protagonist, a lower-middle-class office worker, lives in College Street-a locality known for its bookstores, publishing houses, and universities-with his wife Utpala and their daughter Monu. The novel unfolds through a series of everyday scenes of dysfunction and discontent: bickering about bathrooms and budgeting, family trips to the zoo and the movies, a visit from Utpala's brother's family which displaces Malloban to a boarding house, and the appearance of a frequent late-night visitor to Utpala's upstairs bedroom. Meanwhile, the daughter Monu bears the brunt of her parents' \"unlove.\" Arguably the most beloved poet in modern Bangla after Tagore, Jibanananda wrote a significant number of novels and short stories discovered and published after his death. Malloban is his most popular novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jibanananda Das\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143451685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143451686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Jibanananda Das","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053129363711,"sku":"9780143451686","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37192aaf-8921-45bd-bc0d-a08aa108eacf.jpg?v=1685022575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malloban-jibanananda-das-9780143451686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}