{"product_id":"hats-and-doctors","title":"Hats And Doctors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHats and Doctors \u003c\/em\u003eoffers English readers the opportunity to savour, for the first time, the work of Upendranath Ashk, one of Hindi literatures best known and most controversial authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this collection often display a wry sense of humour, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Dal Eaters \u003c\/em\u003ein which a family of cheapskates journeys to Kashmir. While Ashk's satirical eye is employed to great effect in \u003cem\u003eThe Cartoon Hero\u003c\/em\u003e, where a hapless traveller encounters a petty politician on a train, his talent for capturing human frailties is amply evident in \u003cem\u003eFurlough\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Insane Asylum\u003c\/em\u003e - two thought-provoking stories that later became part of his novel Girti Divarein. And finally, stories such as \u003cem\u003eMr Ghatpande \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHats and Doctors\u003c\/em\u003e give the reader a glimpse of some of Ashk's primary personal preoccupations: his health and his hats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibiting a lightness of touch and a deep engagement with the human condition, these stories come alive in Daisy Rockwells delightful translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upendranath Ashk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964676698159,"sku":"9780143417187","price":299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780143417187.jpg?v=1771337956","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/hats-and-doctors","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}