{"product_id":"9781399810920","title":"Gone Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded as one of India's finest writers - returned to his native India after finishing education in England. After spending time in Delhi, meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and the young Dalai Lama, he embarked on a meandering journey through northern India, Nepal and Sikkim at a time of political tension and the threat of invasion by China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, curious and precocious, seldom without a drink in his hand, he chanced his way into some extraordinary situations - including staying in a Nepalese palace with a resident bear and being shot at and chased by Chinese soldiers. \u003ci\u003eGone Away\u003c\/i\u003e details these adventures with a poet's eye for detail, and the luminosity and humour for which Moraes was known.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dom Moraes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47670747758644,"sku":"9781399810920","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9220786e-c87c-40df-80d0-7b9d18a62352.jpg?v=1775667607","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/9781399810920","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}