{"product_id":"riot","title":"Riot by Shashi Tharoor","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? And why would anyone want to murder this idealistic American student who had come to India to volunteer in a women’s health programme? Was she the innocent victim of a riot between Hindus and Muslims? Shashi Tharoor experiments brilliantly with narrative form, chronicling the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emystery of Priscilla Hart’s death through the often contradictory accounts of a dozen or more characters. Intellectually provocative and emotionally charged, Riot is a novel about the ownership of history, about love, hate, cultural commission, religious fanaticism and the impossibility of knowing the truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"18\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eShashi Tharoor\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Indian author, politician, and former diplomat, best known for his insightful and eloquent writing on India's history, politics, and social issues.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eBorn on March 9, 1956, in London, Tharoor was raised in India and pursued his education at prestigious institutions, including St. Stephen's College in Delhi and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHe served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations before entering Indian politics as a Member of Parliament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276766277889,"sku":"2C5E4O62Q-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/Riot.jpg?v=1627237638","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/riot","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}