{"product_id":"the-grammarian-9781619022799","title":"The Grammarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Annapurna Potluri\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1911, Alexandre Lautens, an ambitious French philologist, sweeps into a remote part of India to study the Telugu language. Hosted by a local wealthy landowner and his family, Lautens arrives at a moment of change for the Adivis: Mohini, the younger and strikingly beautiful daughter is about to marry, an act which will inevitably condem her older sister, who suffers from being plain and disfigured, to spinsterhood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntellectually curious by nature, the elder sister Anjali is beguiled by Lautens, and as they find an intimacy within language, an unexpected relationship develops. After Anjali confesses that her disfigurement - a lasting injury from polio - has kept her from swimming since her childhood, Lautens surprises her with a trip to the beach. Regardless of what might have happened between them, Adivi is outraged when he hears word of their outing. Thinking his daughter a tramp and Lautens a predator, both are swiftly kicked out, left to fend for themselves--separately--as they try to navigate what really happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLautens returns to France, never sure if he should have remained part of Anjali's life. Anjali flees too, seeking a life of political activism she never knew possible. Despite a life brimming with independence and bravery, Anjali never loses sight of the man who, however briefly, filled her heart.","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411921854615,"sku":"9781619022799","price":1398.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781619022799.webp?v=1767150180","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-grammarian-9781619022799","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}