{"product_id":"9780670095193","title":"Phoolsunghi","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKapil, Pandey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIndia Hamish Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Babu Sahib! You must have heard of a \u003c\/i\u003ephoolsunghi\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe flower-pecker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyes? It can never be held captive in a cage. It sucks nectar from a flower and then flies on to the next.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dhelabai, the most popular tawaif of Muzaffarpur, slights Babu Haliwant Sahay, a powerful zamindar from Chappra, he resolves to build a cage that would trap her forever. Thus, the elusive phoolsunghi is trapped within the four walls of the Red Mansion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgetting the past, Dhelabai begins a new life of luxury, comfort, and respect. One day, she hears the soulful voice of Mahendra Misir and loses her heart to him. Mahendra too, feels for her deeply, but the lovers must bear the brunt of circumstances and their own actions which repeatedly pull them apart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first ever translation of a Bhojpuri novel into English, \u003ci\u003ePhoolsunghi\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers to a forgotten world filled with \u003ci\u003emujras\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003emehfils\u003c\/i\u003e, court cases and counterfeit currency, and the crashing waves of the River Saryu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Hamish Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46597807538431,"sku":"9780670095193","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_c331a061-54ad-4f82-ad45-3d4062d5bacf.jpg?v=1739494594","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780670095193","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}