{"product_id":"once-elephants-lived-here","title":"Once Elephants Lived Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Geetanjali Shree, the International Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTomb of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eOnce Elephants Lived Here\u003c\/i\u003e—a brilliant collection of groundbreaking, iconoclastic short stories translated by Daisy Rockwell!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanning eleven extraordinary stories, \u003ci\u003eOnce Elephants Lived Here\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the fierce stylistic experimentalism that ultimately blossomed into Shree's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eTomb of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e. With a refreshing and fearless iconoclasm, Shree shatters narrative and genre conventions, replacing rigid structures with entirely new ways of conceiving storytelling. Readers will follow a woman compulsively walking in circles around her housing complex with no explanation or denouement, witness a pseudo-sci-fi writer's retreat where a participant falls passionately in love with the sky among robots, and experience profound grief interrupted by a mysterious group of young women in Kerala. As plots break, sentences shatter, and new linguistic forms emerge, this collection reveals the fascinating pathbreaking experiments that shaped one of modern literature's most distinctive voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Benefits:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Booker Prize-Winning Author:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by Geetanjali Shree, celebrated worldwide for her visionary contributions to contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterful Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Brilliantly translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell, preserving the poetic, daring rhythm of Shree's prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Bold:\u003c\/b\u003e Challenges traditional narrative structures with eleven unique, thought-provoking, and deeply original short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfect Gift:\u003c\/b\u003e An essential, highly anticipated present for lovers of translated fiction, literary short stories, and avant-garde contemporary writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695775183131,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71-P9W5d5jL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785386643","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/once-elephants-lived-here","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}