{"product_id":"a-lamp-for-the-dark-world-akbar-indias-greatest-mughal-9781538177891","title":"A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeeply researched and beautifully written, Parvati Sharma's portrait of Akbar the Great brings alive as never before a man imperfect and extraordinary, who ruled for fifty years and has lived in the Indian imagination for close to half a millennium. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eParvati Sharma's debut \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Camel and Other Stories of Love\u003c\/i\u003e earned her a cult following for its depictions of love and sexuality in urban India, and its 'lightness [and] lucidity'. She has also written a novella, \u003ci\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand two books for children, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Babur \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRattu \u0026amp; Poorie's Adventures in History: 1857. \u003c\/i\u003eHer first biography, \u003ci\u003eJahangir: An Intimate Portrait of the Great Mughal \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), was acclaimed as an \"audacious, conversational history... [that] stands out\", and for its \"psychologically penetrating portrayal\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50456573214994,"sku":"9781538177891","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8914603a-cb43-4119-ade1-7a645275528d.jpg?v=1729915366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-lamp-for-the-dark-world-akbar-indias-greatest-mughal-9781538177891","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}