{"product_id":"9781408878194","title":"Nine Lives : In Search of the Sacred in Modern India","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Dalrymple, William \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/05\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408878194,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE‘Beautifully written, ridiculously erudite, warm and open-hearted’ The Times‘Compelling and poignant’ Guardian‘This is travel writing at its best’ Observer Internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself to death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307154612597,"sku":"9781408878194","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781408878194.jpg?v=1781946366","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781408878194","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}