{"product_id":"aleph-book-company-the-small-wild-goose-pagoda-hardcover-may-18-2014-irwin-allan-sealy","title":"Aleph Book Company The Small Wild Goose Pagoda [Hardcover] [May 18, 2014] Irwin Allan Sealy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Small Wild Goose Pagoda Is A Natural And Social History Of 433 Square Yards Of India. On This Piece Of Land In The Foothills Of The Himalaya, The Sealy Family Have A Small Brick House With One-And-A-Half Bedrooms, Two-And-A-Half Gardens, Front, Back And Side, An Old Fiat, An Internet Link With The World, And A Terrace Roof For Walking On Under The Sky. HereSurrounded By Trees: Litchi, Rosewood, Magnolia, Silk Cotton, Jacaranda, A Reluctant Pear, A Profusely Flowering PeachAllan Sealy Looks Back On His Life As He Turns Sixty And Goes From Householder To Forest Dweller (The Two Middle Stages In The Life Of A Man - As Set Out In Indian Philosophical Tradition). Lending Depth And Texture To A Narrative Written In The Form Of An Almanack Is His Experience Of Building, After A Visit To China, A Pagoda On His Roof. As The Pagoda Takes Shape We Are Introduced To A Host Of Extraordinary Characters Who Drift In And Out Of The 433 Square Yards: Dhani, Family Retainer And Mali, Bent In Half By Age; Habilis, Master Brick-Layer And Contractor With A Roving Eye; Beauty, Part Of HabilisS Crew, Who May Or May Not Be His Lover; Victor, Stoic Assistant To Habilis. In This Remarkable Book, His First In A Decade, Award-Winning Novelist And Travel Writer, Irwin Allan Sealy, Gives Us An Evocative Account Of The Drama Of Small Town Life; At The Same Time It Is An Extraordinary Meditation On Work, Family History, Nature, Indian Society, And The Passage Of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aleph Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877271593158,"sku":"DADAX938306448X","price":8.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81h-9GNdHoL.jpg?v=1779649933","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/aleph-book-company-the-small-wild-goose-pagoda-hardcover-may-18-2014-irwin-allan-sealy","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}