{"product_id":"gone-away-a-john-murray-journey","title":"Gone Away : A John Murray Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Moraes, Dom \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 20\/07\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399810920,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded as one of India's finest writers - returned to his native India after finishing education in England. After spending time in Delhi, meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and the young Dalai Lama, he embarked on a meandering journey through northern India, Nepal and Sikkim at a time of political tension and the threat of invasion by China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant, curious and precocious, seldom without a drink in his hand, he chanced his way into some extraordinary situations - including staying in a Nepalese palace with a resident bear and being shot at and chased by Chinese soldiers. Gone Away details these adventures with a poet's eye for detail, and the luminosity and humour for which Moraes was known.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43104829308972,"sku":"9781399810920","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781399810920.jpg?v=1713016417","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/gone-away-a-john-murray-journey","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}