{"product_id":"9780547525006","title":"The Circle of Reason","description":"\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Notable Book: A policeman chases a falsely accused man on a wild journey around the world in this “utterly involving” novel (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When eight-year-old Nachiketa Bose first arrives in the East Bengali village of Lalpukur, he receives the name Alu—\u003ci\u003epotato\u003c\/i\u003e—for the size and shape of his extraordinary head. His uncle Balaram, the local schoolmaster and phrenology enthusiast, sends Alu to apprentice as a weaver, and the boy soon surpasses the skill of his master. But when a tragic bombing leaves Alu suspected of terrorism, he flees across India to Bombay and the Arabian Sea, followed all the way by the dogged policeman—and avid ornithologist—Jyoti Das.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From East Bengal to the Persian Gulf and North Africa, Amitav Ghosh’s wild and extraordinary novel “follows in the footsteps of magical realists like Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A novelist of dazzling ingenuity.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A Scheherezade effortlessly spinning tales within tales, the possessor of a strong narrative voice quite like no other.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ghosh’s writing soars, producing electric images.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A wonderful mix of magic and horror, wit and curiosity . . . Ghosh has really woven a fresh world for us to visit.” —\u003ci\u003eProvidence Sunday Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123815465200,"sku":"9780547525006","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547525006_p0.jpg?v=1769896552","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547525006","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}