{"product_id":"kashi-ka-assi","title":"Kashi Ka Assi","description":"\u003cp\u003eKashi Ka Assi is the new novel by Kashinath Singh, the renowned author of short stories and memoirs. A novel of a different kind, filled with life and zeal. It questions the conventional framework of the novel. For the past ten years, Assi has been the hallmark of both Kashinath and Varanasi. When excerpts from this novel were published in magazines under the title Story Report, it caused a stir among readers and writers. In small towns and cities, there was a near-war for those special issues; even photocopies were made, and the characters themselves created a ruckus, threatening everything from violence to court action. Now, the complete novel is before you, comprising five stories, centered on Assi. Each story features the same setting and the same characterswith their real names, their dialects, and their accents. These characters ruthless and caustic comments on every national and international issue recall the indigenous and folk traditions of Kashi, to which Kabir and Bharatendu belonged. The novels language is its very soul, steeped in rusticity and satire. Perhaps the sweet, charming, and extremely beautiful language of literature can be found elsewhere. All in all, in Kashinaths eyes, Assi is merely a grain of rice to identify the political-cultural mess that has been brewing in Indian society for the past ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rajkamal Prakashan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45870287814854,"sku":"DADAX8126711469","price":4.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/81r8iW0dKiL.jpg?v=1779444337","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/kashi-ka-assi","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}