{"product_id":"9781590174340","title":"The Root and the Flower","description":"Set in the war-torn world of Mughal India and first published in the gathering darkness of the 1930s, \u003ci\u003eThe Root and the Flower\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic story of intrigue, murder, and romance; of Tantric abandonment and Buddhist renunciation; of emotional delirium and spiritual adventure. \u003cbr\u003eThe cast of characters includes Hari, a reckless and passionate warrior; Sita, in love with both Hari and her husband Amar, a prince who wishes to forsake the world but is increasingly drawn into a bloody political struggle; and Sita and Amar’s son Jali, whose precocious encounters with sex and violence threaten him with madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a dream of India and a vision of a world riven by political, ethnic, and religious conflicts, \u003ci\u003eThe Root and the Flower\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of great range and singular poetic beauty. It is, in Penelope Fitzgerald’s words, a “strange masterpiece,” and one of the unsung glories of modern literature.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134394417392,"sku":"9781590174340","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590174340_p0.jpg?v=1763809955","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590174340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}