{"product_id":"the-cost-of-living-1","title":"The Cost of Living","description":"From the bestselling author of The God of Small Things comes a scathing and passionate indictment of big government's\ndisregard for the individual.\n\nIn her Booker Prize-winning novel, The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy turned a compassionate but unrelenting eye on one family in India. Now she lavishes the same acrobatic language and fierce humanity on the future of her beloved country. In this spirited polemic, Roy dares to take on two of the great illusions of India's progress: the massive dam projects that were supposed to haul this sprawling subcontinent into the modern age--but which instead have displaced untold millions--and the detonation of India's first nuclear bomb, with all its attendant Faustian bargains.\n\nMerging her inimitable voice with a great moral outrage and imaginative sweep, Roy peels away the mask of democracy and prosperity to show the true costs hidden beneath. For those who have been mesmerized by her vision of India, here is a sketch, traced in fire, of its topsy-turvy society, where the lives of the many are sacrificed for the comforts of the few.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0375756140\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0375756140.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Roy, Arundhati\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455465758778,"sku":"DBV.0375756140.G","price":5.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0375756140-0_a424e8fb-4336-4417-9cf2-6a054b4eb925.jpg?v=1781057808","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-cost-of-living-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}