{"product_id":"following-a-prayer-a-novel","title":"Following A Prayer : A Novel - Hardback","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gentle, intense, poignant, the haunting beauty of this story offers the reader—through the voices and silences of three young women—deep reflections on belief, words, language, prayer and life itself.’\u003cbr\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eURVASHI BUTALIA, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Other Side of Silence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e’Following a Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an enchanting story about the perennial binaries of speech and silence, language and meaning, reason and faith. Seen through the eyes of three young school girls, this deftly told tale infuses new life into timeless questions, in a manner that seems as magical and effervescent as it is profound.’\u003cbr\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIRA RAJA, Department of English, University of Delhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Where do prayers go? How do words mean? What connects language, sounds, music and human relationships? The spellbinding and beautiful story that unfolds in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFollowing a Prayer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esprings from the limpid childlike curiosity of these elementary questions that have also provoked deep philosophical enquiries. Through this fictional narrative of three children and their enchanted world in rural Karnataka, a brilliant contemporary philosopher follows the experience of thinking to its simplest beginnings, tracing its intimate contact with speaking, acting and, above all, the movement of a search that keeps extending itself. This is a philosophical novel — not by presenting philosophical ideas in a novelistic setting but by showing us through the power of storytelling the space of convergence between thought and imagination.’\u003cbr\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUDAYA KUMAR, Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA BEAUTIFUL STORY ABOUT RECLAIMING VOICE, AGENCY AND FAITH.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKalpana, a twelve-year-old girl living in a village nestled in the dense hills of the Western Ghats, goes missing one morning. When she returns, she has gone silent. Nothing can get her to speak. What happened in those three days that she went missing? What prevents her from communicating with her parents and sister except through notes and scribbles? And why does her grandmother's presence provoke such a strong reaction from her?\u003cbr\u003eAs the village gets ready to celebrate the annual Deepavali festival, a rumour spreads that Kalpana will speak the day after the festival. What will she say, and what will be the impact of her words?\u003cbr\u003eHere is a novel that defies expectations to sweep to a stunning end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUNDAR SARUKKAI is the founder of Barefoot Philosophers, an initiative to take philosophy to young people and the general public. He has authored many books in philosophy, including, most recently, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePhilosophy for Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Social Life of Democracy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Westland Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40221281812546,"sku":"","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/4180AAtaNpL._SX318_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1682157998","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/following-a-prayer-a-novel","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}