{"product_id":"9780060875350","title":"The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris and in the enchanting landscape of central Asia, this new novel by the author of the international bestsellers \u003cb\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEleven Minutes\u003c\/b\u003e follows the journey of a man obsessed with finding the wife who left him without an explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrator of \u003cb\u003eThe Zahir\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges that money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who, despite her professional success and freedom from the conventional constraints of marriage, is facing an existential crisis. When she disappears along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover, the authorities question the narrator. Was Esther kidnapped, killed, or did she simply abandon a marriage that left her unfulfilled? The narrator doesn't have any answers but he has plenty of questions of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day Mikhail, the man with whom Esther was last seen, finds the narrator and promises to take him to his wife. In his attempt to recapture a love lost, the narrator discovers something unexpected about himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting and redemptive story about the dark side of obsession, \u003cb\u003eThe Zahir\u003c\/b\u003e explores its potential to both fulfill our dreams and to destroy them. It is also a thoughtful meditation on faith, celebrity, marriage — and their relationships to freedom and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011240411376,"sku":"9780060875350","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060875350_p0.jpg?v=1763619646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060875350","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}