{"product_id":"9781590175828","title":"Basti","description":"Author: Husain, Intizar\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781590175828\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Nov 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 258 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NYRB Classics Original\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasti\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written reckoning with the tragic history of Pakistan. Basti means settlement, a common place, and Intizar Husain's extraordinary novel begins with a mythic, even mystic, vision of harmony between old and young, man and woman, Muslim and Hindu. Then Zakir, the hero, wakes to the modern world. Crowds gather. Slogans echo. Cities burn. Whether hunkered down with family or furtively meeting to exchange news with friends in cafes, Zakir is alone in a country lost to the politics of loneliness.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165314723998,"sku":"UBD-9781590175828","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781590175828.jpg?v=1787134120","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781590175828","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}