{"product_id":"the-elephanta-suite-9780547086026","title":"The Elephanta Suite","description":"A master of the travel narrative weaves three intertwined novellas of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This startling, far-reaching book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today's India. Theroux's Westerners risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent's well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succor in Mumbai's reeking slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We also meet Indian characters as singular as they are reflective of the country's subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is rewired by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As ever, Theroux's portraits of people and places explode stereotypes to exhilarating effect. \u003cem\u003eThe Elephanta Suite\u003c\/em\u003e urges us toward a fresh, compelling, and often inspiring notion of what India is, and what it can do to those who try to lose--or find--themselves there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Theroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547086026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2008 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheroux, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Lower River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJungle Lover\u003c\/i\u003es, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and his renowned travel books include \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40905284452467,"sku":"9.78055E+12","price":20.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_626bef5b-8aa1-4003-8622-8694a6d82c14.jpg?v=1690895464","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-elephanta-suite-9780547086026","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}