{"product_id":"guide-with-an-introduction-by-pico-iyer-9780143414988","title":"Guide With An Introduction By Pico Iyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R.K. Narayan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Black Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaju, a corrupt tourist guide, together with his lover, the dancer Rosie, leads a prosperous life before he is thrown into prison. After his release he rests on the steps of an abandoned temple when a peasant passing by mistakes him for a holy man. Slowly, almost reluctantly, he begins to play the part, acting as a spiritual guide to the village community. Raju s holiness is put to the test when a drought strikes the village, and he is asked to fast for twelve days to summon the rains. Set in Narayan s fictional town, Malgudi, The Guide is the greatest of his comedies of self-deception.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46296374968471,"sku":"9780143414988","price":195.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143414988.webp?v=1769304554","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/guide-with-an-introduction-by-pico-iyer-9780143414988","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}