{"product_id":"9780978949921","title":"The Kalipatti Quartet","description":"Meena has recently arrived in Kalipatti with her pregnant mother Lakshmi. They settle in Abe's home (Abe is Meena's deceased father's older brother), the strange but yet familiar family home where Abe still brews in the injustices of the past and the frustrations of the present. When Florent, a \u003cbr\u003eFrench tourist to Kalipatti, unwittingly interferes with the fragile status-quo of the newly recomposed family, \u003cbr\u003eunpredictable events begin to unfold. The brilliant colors, light, \u003cbr\u003elandscapes and traditions of rural Tamil Nadu become a backdrop to child prostitution, misplaced and misused good will, and familial, societal and political negotiations of power and privilege.\u003cbr\u003e Vibrantly visual, laden with lore and legend, The Kalipatti \u003cbr\u003eQuartet weaves threads of tradition, custom and myth into those of cross-cultural confrontation, jealousy and betrayal\u003cbr\u003e...and innocent, idealistic and selfless acts of love, faith and generosity. The final tapestry is an intertwined series of cause and effect where truth and misunderstandings take on fantastic proportions, and fantasies are given free reign to become truths. The Kalipatti Quartet speaks of themes that are age-old: the idealism and wonder of youth; \u003cbr\u003efraternal jealousy; life-changing friendship; and maternal love, \u003cbr\u003eas well as current themes: sex tourism; the shock of colliding cultures; and insidious corruption.","brand":"Cradle Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49952601309424,"sku":"9780978949921","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780978949921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}