{"product_id":"an-indian-odyssey","title":"An Indian Odyssey","description":"\u0026lt;p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:21.0pt;mso-outline-level:1;background:\r\n#FCFCFC\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\"font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;\r\nfont-family:andquot;Helveticaandquot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:andquot;Times New Romanandquot;;\r\ncolor:#383838;background:yellow;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt\"\u0026gt;We're offering a high\r\ndiscount on this book as it is slightly damagedMyth, travelogue, and holy writ, theRamayana-the Journey of Rama-is India's best-loved book, an inspiration to schoolchildren, monks, and movie-makers. It's one of the world's great epic tales, yet is largely unread in the Western world. The story of a man searching savage jungles for his kidnapped wife, the Ramayana combinesHeart of Darknesswith theOdyssey. And bizarrely, this violent and erotic account of a war between light and dark is at the heart of the fiercest controversy in contemporary Indian politics-one that has claimed more than 10,000 lives. When Martin Buckley first encountered theRamayana 25 years ago, it became a guide to the complexities of Indian life. Here, he fulfills a dream-to retrace the route of Rama from his birthplace in north India to the climax of his confrontation with Evil in Sri Lanka. A cast of mystics and Marxists, idealists and cynics-Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist-lays out the rich fabric of contemporary India and Sri Lanka, illuminated by the remarkable story of their past-and the quest of a man to rescue the woman he loves.","brand":"Martin Buckley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213829173308,"sku":"RP9780091795252","price":1620.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/RP9780091795252.jpg?v=1776716519","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/an-indian-odyssey","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}