{"product_id":"2940169839784","title":"White Dancing Elephants: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman grieves a miscarriage, haunted by the Buddha's birth. An artist with schizophrenia tries to survive hatred and indifference in small-town India by turning to the beauty of sculpture and dance. Orphans in India get pulled into a strange \"rescue\" mission aimed at stripping their mysterious powers. A brief but intense affair between two women culminates in regret and betrayal. A boy seeks memories of his sister in the legend of a woman who weds death. And fragments of history, from child brickmakers to slaves in Renaissance Portugal, are held up in brief fictions, burnished, made dazzling and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sixteen remarkable stories, Chaya Bhuvaneswar spotlights diverse women of coloramp;mdash;cunning, bold, and resoluteamp;mdash;facing sexual harassment and racial violence, and occasionally inflicting that violence on each other. Winner of the 2017 Dzanc Short Story Collection Prize, \u003ci\u003eWhite Dancing Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e marks the emergence of a new and original voice in fiction and explores feminist, queer, religious, and immigrant stories with precision, drama, and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099805171952,"sku":"2940169839784","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169839784_p0.jpg?v=1769901379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169839784","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}