{"product_id":"pyre-perumal-murugan-9780802159335","title":"Pyre","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eOne Part Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Goat\u003c\/i\u003e, both longlisted for the National Book Award for Translation, comes a poignant and startling novel about love, caste, and intolerance\u003c\/b\u003eProfiled in both the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Perumal Murugan is one of India's highest selling and most respected literary writers, and \u003ci\u003ePyre\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps his most beloved work. Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger. Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and questions from her new neighbors, Saroja tries to adjust to a new lonely and uncomfortable life, while Kumaresan struggles to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. Will their love keep them safe in a world filled with thorns? In evocative prose, Perumal Murugan masterfully conjures a moving tale of innocent young love pitted against chilling violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Perumal Murugan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802159338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker International Prize - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022","brand":"Perumal Murugan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054992748799,"sku":"9780802159335","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_699e02d7-fa16-4f00-91d7-064e95217777.jpg?v=1685033165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pyre-perumal-murugan-9780802159335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}