{"product_id":"pre-order-jungle-nama-a-story-of-the-sundarban-hardback","title":"Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sundarban - Hardback","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASING 12TH FEBRUARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJungle Nama\u003c\/em\u003e is Amitav Ghosh's verse adaptation of an episode from the legend of Bon Bibi, a tale popular in the villages of the Sundarban, which also lies at the heart of the novel \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hungry Tide\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey, and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother Shah Jongoli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe original print version of this legend, dating back to the nineteenth century, is composed in a Bengali verse meter known as dwipodi poyar. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJungle Nama\u003c\/em\u003e is a free adaptation of the legend, told entirely in a poyar-like meter of twenty-four syllable couplets that replicate the cadence of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first-ever book in verse by Amitav Ghosh, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJungle Nama\u003c\/em\u003e evokes the wonder of the Sundarban through its poetry, accompanied by stunning artwork by the renowned artist Salman Toor. This is an illuminated edition of a fabulous folk tale that every book lover will want to possess.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32663713185858,"sku":"","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/9789353579128.jpg?v=1612811700","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/pre-order-jungle-nama-a-story-of-the-sundarban-hardback","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}