{"product_id":"this-is-where-the-serpent-lives-hardcover","title":"This Is Where the Serpent Lives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniyal Mueenuddin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning new work from universally acclaimed Daniyal Mueenuddin, whose debut short story collection won the Story Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026: \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, AARP\u003ci\u003e, Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from Pakistan's dazzling chaotic cities to its lawless feudal countryside, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Where the Serpent Lives \u003c\/i\u003epowerfully evokes contemporary feudal Pakistan, following the destinies of a dozen unforgettable characters whose lives are linked through violence and tragedy, triumph, and love. Orphaned as a little boy and fending for himself in the city streets, Yazid rises to a place of responsibility and respect in the Lahore household of Colonel Atar, a powerful industrialist and politician, only to find that position threatened by conflicting loyalties and misplaced trust. Born on Colonel Atar's country estate to a poor gardener, Saqib is entrusted with the management of a pioneering business, but he overreaches and finds himself an outlaw, confronting the violence of the corrupt Punjab Police. The colonel's son competes with his cherished brother for the love of a woman and discovers that her choice colors his life with unexpected darkness as well as light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn matters of power and money and the heart, Mueenuddin's characters struggle to choose between paths that are moral and just and more worldly choices that allow them to survive in the systems of caste, capital, and social power that so tightly grip their culture. Intimate and epic, elegiac and profoundly moving, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Where the Serpent Lives \u003c\/i\u003eis a tour de force destined to become a classic of contemporary literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDANIYAL MUEENUDDIN was brought up in Lahore, Pakistan, and Elroy, Wisconsin. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Yale Law School, his stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2008\u003c\/i\u003e, selected by Salman Rushdie. His collection \u003ci\u003eIn Other Rooms, Other Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. For a number of years he practiced law in New York. He now divides his time between Oslo, Norway, and his farm in Pakistan's South Punjab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47367945584818,"sku":"9780525655152","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/wRLiRR59iR9780525655152.webp?v=1777572328","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-is-where-the-serpent-lives-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}