{"product_id":"a-small-sacrifice-for-an-enormous-happiness-stories-hardcover","title":"A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJai Chakrabarti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAs impeccable as [the] title story is, every entry astonishes\u003c\/b\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), from the National Jewish Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Play for the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Whether in Brooklyn, Kolkata, upstate New York or elsewhere, these characters captured my heart and endure in my memory like loved ones.\" --Mia Alvar, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fifteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions, and race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his lover's wife. An Indian widow, engaged to a Jewish man, struggles to balance her cultural identity with the rituals and traditions of her newfound family. An American musician travels to see his guru for the final time--and makes a promise he cannot keep. A young woman from an Indian village arrives in Brooklyn to care for the toddler of a biracial couple. And a mystical agent is sent by a mother to solve her son's domestic problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, the characters' most vulnerable desires shape life-altering decisions as they seek to balance their needs against those of the people they hold closest. The stories \u003ci\u003ein A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e capture men and women struggling with transformation and familial bonds; they traverse the intersections of countries and cultures to illuminate what it means to love in uncertain times; and they showcase the skill of a storyteller who dazzles with the breadth of his vision.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJai Chakrabarti is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eA Play for the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Jewish Book Award for debut fiction, was long-listed for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and short-listed for the Tagore Prize. He is also the author of the story collection\u003ci\u003e A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has received both an O. Henry Award and a Pushcart Prize and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and performed on Selected Shorts by Symphony Space. His nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Born in Kolkata, India, he now lives in New York with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 8.51 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756502352160,"sku":"9780525658948","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5de421fae953df1f1711ff5d1deed12a.webp?v=1780080396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-small-sacrifice-for-an-enormous-happiness-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}