{"product_id":"the-guru-of-love-paperback","title":"The Guru of Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamrat Upadhyay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting of Samrat Upadhyay's story collection, critics raved: \"like a Buddhist Chekhov . . . speak[s] to common truths . . . startlingly good\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"subtle and spiritually complex\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Upadhyay's novel showcases his finest writing and his signature themes. \u003ci\u003eThe Guru of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and important story--important for what it illuminates about the human need to love as well as lust, and for the light it shines on the political situation in Nepal and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ramchandra is a math teacher earning a low wage and living in a small apartment with his wife and two children. Moonlighting as a tutor, he engages in an illicit affair with one of his tutees, Malati, a beautiful, impoverished young woman who is also a new mother. She provides for him what his wife, who comes from a privileged background, does not: desire, mystery, and a simpler life. Complicating matters are various political concerns and a small city bursting with the conflicts of modernization, a static government, and a changing population. Just as the city must contain its growing needs, so must Ramchandra learn to accommodate both tradition and his very modern desires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Absolutely absorbing yet deceptively simple, this novel cements Upadhyay's emerging status as one of our most exciting writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSAMRAT UPADHYAY is the author of Arresting God in Kathmandu, which earned him a Whiting Award, and The Guru of Love, which was a New York Times Notable Book, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize, and a Book Sense 76 pick. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, and teaches creative writing and literature at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.04 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485317120178,"sku":"9780618382682","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5f108cea87230bdfd7f59ea79aaf6c5c.webp?v=1779288399","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-guru-of-love-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}