{"product_id":"the-escapists-of-j-mullick-usha-ananda-krishna-9789388070317","title":"The Escapists of J. Mullick Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Usha Ananda Krishna has a sparkling way with language.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of a bizarre confrontation with Kalol Mondal--a small-time hustler and Party goon--Pinaki Bose, a timid Bengali babu, bumbles into the ambit of the savagely brilliant architect, Biren Roy. Dazzled by Biren's breadth of vision and utter contempt for the conventional, he commissions him to design a country house--committing the whole family's savings to it. But Biren, paralyzed by his grand ideals and his passion for perfection, is slowly sinking into a drunken torpor. And Pinaki, ignorant of the Party's involvement in all land deals, must endure not just Kalol Mondal's ominous presence while buying his plot, but more worryingly, his infatuation with Pinaki's young daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the bleak Communist Calcutta of the 1980s, \u003cem\u003eThe Escapists of J. Mullick Road \u003c\/em\u003eis a wry meditation on a fabled city in physical and moral decline. Usha Ananda Krishna's subtly witty but compassionate take on the disparate lives that entwine over the building of a house is a tour de force of modern literary writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Usha Ananda Krishna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9388070313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789388070317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d","brand":"Usha Ananda Krishna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083374928127,"sku":"9789388070317","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-escapists-of-j-mullick-usha-ananda-krishna-9789388070317","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}