{"product_id":"a-small-sacrifice-for-an-enormous-happiness-stories-9780525658948","title":"A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful, thought-provoking [stories] about the costs of wanting children\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), from the National Jewish Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Play for the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (\"an impressive debut\" --Meg Wolitzer)\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Whether in Brooklyn, Kolkata, upstate New York or elsewhere, these characters captured my heart and endure in my memory like loved ones.\" --Mia Alvar, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fourteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions, and race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his lover's wife. An Indian widow, engaged to a Jewish man, struggles to balance her cultural identity with the rituals and traditions of her newfound family. An American musician travels to see his guru for the final time--and makes a promise he cannot keep. A young woman from an Indian village arrives in Brooklyn to care for the toddler of a biracial couple. And a mystical agent is sent by a mother to solve her son's domestic problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, the characters' most vulnerable desires shape life-altering decisions as they seek to balance their needs against those of the people they hold closest. The stories \u003ci\u003ein A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e capture men and women struggling with transformation and familial bonds; they traverse the intersections of countries and cultures to illuminate what it means to love in uncertain times; and they showcase the skill of a storyteller who dazzles with the breadth of his vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jai Chakrabarti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 6.09w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525658948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJai Chakrabarti is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eA Play for the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction, was long-listed for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and short-listed for the Tagore Prize. He is also the author of the story collection\u003ci\u003e A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has received both an O. Henry Award and a Pushcart Prize and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and performed on Selected Shorts by Symphony Space. His nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Born in Kolkata, India, he now lives in New York with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40776848244851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b8837d97-8566-4b07-986d-363fcf6f0a41.jpg?v=1680269376","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-small-sacrifice-for-an-enormous-happiness-stories-9780525658948","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}