{"product_id":"9780143138051-tamas","title":"Tamas","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant and politically charged novel about the 1947 Partition, translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamas\u003c\/i\u003e, Bhisham Sahni’s 1973 novel, is a product of the Partition’s devastation. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking retelling of Partition and its bloody aftermath. \u003ci\u003eTamas \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about how simmering communal tensions snowball into full-fledged riots that grip villages across the subcontinent. In a city in undivided Punjab, Nathu, a tanner, is bribed to kill a pig. When the animal’s carcass is discovered on the steps of the local mosque the next morning, brewing tensions explode into riots and massacre. A seemingly well planned and executed job by the British plants seeds of mistrust and hatred among those who, until the day before, had been close friends and neighbours. \u003ci\u003eTamas\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling reminder of the consequences of religious intolerance and communal prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125680030070,"sku":"9780143138051","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39232742_0d0c1537-95b4-481b-82c7-bce3915c5795.jpg?v=1767100872","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780143138051-tamas","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}