{"product_id":"matchbox","title":"Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stalwart among Bengali writers, Ashapurna Debi (1909-95) was one of those rare authors able to render the voice of an entire culture, to capture its nuances and most abiding traditions with startling precision and formidable insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the twenty-one stories in \u003ci\u003eMatchbox\u003c\/i\u003e, carefully selected from Ashapurna Debi's extensive body of work and brilliantly translated from Bengali to retain the original flavour of the language and Debi's style, highlights the tensions inherent in a society of close-knit and interdependent families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'Poddolota's Dream', a young girl returns to the scene of a harrowing childhood, magnanimous and victorious for reasons quite her own; in  'Grieving for Oneself', a midnight scare shows an ailing man precisely how he fits into the world he has worked his life to build; in 'Glass Beads Diamonds', a woman attends a wedding reception at her estranged in-laws', bearing a gift that has cost her far too much. In other stories, a family rues an unexpected disappearance of one of their own, two friends come to terms with a lost friendship, and a couple's relationship is interrupted by the sudden appearance of an old flame. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with singular insight, often shocking and always compelling, the stories in \u003ci\u003eMatchbox\u003c\/i\u003e reveal in brilliant sparks the universal verities embedded within narrow domestic walls and present a literary genius at work. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791101685939,"sku":"9789351950424","price":479.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478108209789351950424.jpg?v=1762851375","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/matchbox","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}