{"product_id":"the-raj-quartet-volume-2-paul-scott-9780226743417","title":"The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion Volume 2","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the scorpian, encircled by a ring of fire, will sting itself to death, so does the British raj hasten its own destruction when threatened by the flames of Indian independence. Brutal repression and imprisonment of India's leaders cannot still the cry for home rule. And in the midst of chaos, the English Laytons withdraw from a world they no longer know to seek solace in denial, drink, and madness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226743411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226743417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.60d","brand":"Paul Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044763922687,"sku":"9780226743417","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_683cb991-3f26-4575-90bd-19073872f774.jpg?v=1684974751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-raj-quartet-volume-2-paul-scott-9780226743417","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}