{"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\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556267594002,"sku":"9780547086026","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b437d8f6-583d-434a-804d-d34f0474d611.jpg?v=1731750968","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-elephanta-suite-9780547086026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}