{"product_id":"the-cosmopolitans-by-anjum-hasan","title":"The Cosmopolitans by Anjum Hasan","description":"\u003cp\u003eQayenaat is a middle-aged editor and critic who hovers at the edge of the Bangalore art scene. Her old friend and former protégé, Baban Reddy, has become a hugely successful artist on the international stage and his return to Bangalore brings back memories and experiences Qayenaat had carefully repressed. In a swirl of heightened emotion, Qayenaat commits an unforgivable crime and flees to rural India in the hope of avoiding its repercussions. There she forms a relationship with the unlikeliest of men – the local monarch whose palace, like the region, has fallen into disrepair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cosmopolitans is a brilliant novel of ideas and emotions – one that questions the place of art in modern life – and draws a vivid portrait of a woman at odds with the world. Tender and wry in equal measure, and rich in thought and insight, it confirms Anjum Hasan as one of India’s most exciting contemporary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43583146885194,"sku":"2806ad","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/2806ad.jpg?v=1778484598","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-cosmopolitans-by-anjum-hasan","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}