{"product_id":"treasurer-of-piggy-banks-vinod-kumar-shukla-translated-by-arvind-krishna-mehrotra-poetry","title":"Treasurer of Piggy Banks - Vinod Kumar Shukla (Translated by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra) - Poetry","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA literary masterwork from one of India's most profound contemporary voices. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eTreasurer of Piggy Banks\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a uniquely beautiful, meticulously crafted collection of poems by the legendary Vinod Kumar Shukla, rendered into English with exceptional precision by poet-translator Arvind Krishna Mehrotra.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eVinod Kumar Shukla’s poetry acts as both a meticulous record and a expansive body of knowledge. His lens zooms in on the quiet, often overlooked corners of our existence—a kitchen, a suburban lane, a dusty bus-stop, or a bustling market—to examine our relationship with the universe. His writing is characterized by a \"mathematical-scientific\" logic, utilizing tautology and the clarity of the obvious to reach truths that lie deep beneath the surface of daily life. As the poems unfold, a liberating realization glimmers through: while the universe and our specific place within it remain ultimately unknowable, it is the reader who arrives at the illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eA winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the prestigious 2023 PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, Shukla has spent decades redefining Hindi literature. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"180\"\u003eTreasurer of Piggy Banks\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a book of poems; it is an indispensable archive of the human condition, inviting readers to slow down and observe the world with the same gentle, intense curiosity as the poet himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy This Essential Poetry Collection Belongs on Your Shelf:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAward-Winning Literary Brilliance:\u003c\/b\u003e Authored by the 2023 PEN\/Nabokov Award recipient, a giant of contemporary Indian letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUniquely Mathematical \u0026amp; Scientific Prose:\u003c\/b\u003e Offers a reading experience unlike any other, blending rigorous logic with the profound mystery of the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMasterful Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Translated by renowned poet Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, ensuring the rhythmic, contemplative, and linguistic genius of Shukla’s work is perfectly captured for the English reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418685731099,"sku":null,"price":339.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61NA9T0eOqL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782724960","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/treasurer-of-piggy-banks-vinod-kumar-shukla-translated-by-arvind-krishna-mehrotra-poetry","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}