{"product_id":"9780307432094","title":"Cost of Living","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her novel \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e, Arundhati Roy -- with a great heart  but an unrelenting eye --  drew the unforgettable portrait of one family in  India.   Now she lavishes the same acrobatic language and fierce humanity  on the future of her beloved country.  In this spirited polemic, Arundhati  Roy dares to take on two of the great illusions of India's progress:  the  massive dam projects which were supposed to haul this sprawling  subcontinent into the modern age, but which instead have displaced untold  millions, and the detonation of India's first nuclear bomb, with all its  attendant Faustian bargains. Merging her inimitable voice with the moral  outrage, imaginative sweep and narrative gifts of a Dickens, Roy peels away  the mask of democracy and prosperity to show the true costs hidden beneath.  For those who have been mesmerized by her fictional vision of India, here  is a sketch -- traced in fire -- of its topsy-turvy society, where the  lives of the many are sacrificed for the comforts of the few.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArundhati Roy was trained as an architect. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Booker Prize, spent 49 weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  bestseller lists, and has been published in 33 languages.  She lives in New  Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163402289392,"sku":"9780307432094","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307432094_p0.jpg?v=1763672592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307432094","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}