{"product_id":"9780547488400","title":"Buddha's Orphans: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA novel of love and political upheaval, in which “Kathmandu is as specific and heartfelt as Joyce’s Dublin” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBuddha’s Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e, Nepal’s political upheavals of the past century serve as a backdrop to the story of an orphan boy, Raja, and the girl he is fated to love, Nilu, a daughter of privilege. Their love scandalizes both of their families—and the novel takes readers across the globe and through several generations.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This engrossing, unconventional love story explores the ways that events of the past, even those we are ignorant of, inevitably haunt the present. It is also a brilliant depiction of Nepali society from the Whiting Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eArresting God in Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Upadhyay is] a Buddhist Chekhov.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Upadhyay . . . [illuminates] the shadow corners of his characters’ psyches, as well as the complex social and political realities of life in Nepal, with equal grace.” —\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Upadhyay’s] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Absorbing . . . Beautifully told.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102350426352,"sku":"9780547488400","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547488400_p0.jpg?v=1763715906","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547488400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}