{"product_id":"tamas","title":"Tamas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant and politically charged novel about the 1947 Partition, translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamas\u003c\/i\u003e, Bhisham Sahni's 1973 novel, is a product of the Partition's devastation. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking retelling of Partition and its bloody aftermath. \u003ci\u003eTamas \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about how simmering communal tensions snowball into full-fledged riots that grip villages across the subcontinent. In a city in undivided Punjab, Nathu, a tanner, is bribed to kill a pig. When the animal's carcass is discovered on the steps of the local mosque the next morning, brewing tensions explode into riots and massacre. A seemingly well planned and executed job by the British plants seeds of mistrust and hatred among those who, until the day before, had been close friends and neighbours. \u003ci\u003eTamas\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling reminder of the consequences of religious intolerance and communal prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages | Published October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977885204829,"sku":"9780143138051","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780143138051.jpg?v=1774446785","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/tamas","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}