{"product_id":"9780143138051","title":"Tamas by Bhisham Sahni","description":"A poignant and politically charged novel about the 1947 Partition, translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy RockwellTamas, Bhisham Sahni's 1973 novel, is a product of the Partition's devastation. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking retelling of Partition and its bloody aftermath. Tamas is a story about how simmering communal tensions snowball into full-fledged riots that grip villages across the subcontinent. In a city in undivided Punjab, Nathu, a tanner, is bribed to kill a pig. When the animal's carcass is discovered on the steps of the local mosque the next morning, brewing tensions explode into riots and massacre. A seemingly well planned and executed job by the British plants seeds of mistrust and hatred among those who, until the day before, had been close friends and neighbours. Tamas is a chilling reminder of the consequences of religious intolerance and communal prejudice.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896518885749,"sku":"9780143138051","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780143138051_50721d64-abc8-47ec-9df2-86c6ab46bf0f.jpg?v=1756980165","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780143138051","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}