{"product_id":"shunya-sri-m-9780143458609","title":"Shunya","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe appears out of nowhere in a sleepy little neighborhood in suburban Kerala. He calls himself Shunya, the zero. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who is he? A lunatic? A dark magician? A fraud? Or an avadhuta, an enlightened soul?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saami, as they call him, settles into a small cottage in the backyard of the local toddy shop. Here he spins parables, blesses, curses, drinks endless glasses of black tea, and lives in total freedom. On rare occasions, he plays soul-stirring melodies on his old, bamboo-reed flute. Then, just as mysteriously as he arrived, Shunya vanishes, setting the path for a new avadhuta, a new era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first novel by Sri M is a meditation on the void which collapses the wall between reality and make-believe, the limited and the infinite. With its spare storytelling and profound wisdom, it leads us into the realm of 'shunya, ' the nothingness of profound and lasting peace, the beginning and end of all things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sri M\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143458604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143458609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.39w x 0.56d","brand":"Sri M","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48930232500479,"sku":"9780143458609","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shunya-sri-m-9780143458609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}