{"product_id":"delhi-is-not-far-9780143440437","title":"Delhi Is Not Far","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ruskin Bond\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe residents of Pipalnagar, a dull and dusty small town, hope to one day leave behind their humdrum lives for the thrills of Delhi. Deep Chand, the barber, dreams of giving the prime minister a haircut; Pitamber wishes to ride an autorickshaw instead of pulling a cycle-rickshaw; and Aziz will be happy with a junk-shop in Chandni Chowk. Sharing their dreams of escape is the narrator Arun, a struggling detective fiction writer. As he waits for inspiration to write a blockbuster, he seeks and discovers love in unusual places-with the young prostitute Kamla, wise beyond her years, and the orphan and epileptic Suraj, surprisingly optimistic despite his difficult circumstances. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDelhi Is Not Far\u003c\/i\u003e, one of his most enduring novels, Ruskin Bond sketches a moving portrait of small-town India with characteristic sympathy and quiet wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083230994583,"sku":"9780143440437","price":163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143440437.webp?v=1769201161","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/delhi-is-not-far-9780143440437","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}