{"product_id":"river-sutra","title":"River Sutra","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRiver Sutra\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGita Mehta\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780679752479\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1994\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eSet on the banks of India's holiest river amid the constant traffic of pilgrims, archaeologists, policemen, priests, and traders, A River Sutra weaves the richness of India into the dangerous lives of its characters. A bureaucrat retires to the sacred river in search of tranquility only to encounter a girl fleeing her kidnappers, a naked ascetic and the child he has saved from prostitution, a teacher who confesses to murder, a millionaire monk, and a musician silenced by desire. Instead of finding serenity, the bureaucrat is forced to confront the powers of mythology, religion, music, and philosophy, and to acknowledge that the holy river has a sanctity more threatening than he can imagine. In this exquisitely written novel, Gita Mehta uses the traditional forms of Indian story-telling to explore the savagery of human love and to illuminate the paradoxes of India.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"River Sutra | Gita Mehta | Paperback | 9780679752479 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1553749","offer_id":50576221929730,"sku":"1553749","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81eh7PhReyL.jpg?v=1790910388","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/river-sutra","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}