{"product_id":"loot-paperback","title":"Loot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTania James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION - A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero's quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Addictively absorbing.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis wildly inventive, irresistible feat of storytelling from a writer at the height of her powers is \"an expertly-plotted, deeply affecting novel about war, displacement, emigration, and an elusive mechanical tiger\" (Maggie O'Farrell, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eHamnet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Portrait).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAbbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sultan, and he is drawn into service at the palace in order to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu's sons, a gift to commemorate their return from British captivity. His fate--and the fate of the wooden tiger he helps create--will mirror the vicissitudes of nations and dynasties ravaged by war across India and Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking alongside the legendary French clockmaker Lucien du Leze, Abbas hones his craft, learns French, and meets Jehanne, the daughter of a French expatriate. When Du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Rouen, he invites Abbas to come along as his apprentice. But by the time Abbas travels to Europe, Tipu's palace has been looted by British forces, and the tiger automaton has disappeared. To prove himself, Abbas must retrieve the tiger from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTANIA JAMES is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Tusk That Did the Damage \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Unknowns\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eAerogrammes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBoston Review, Granta, Guernica, One Story, A Public Space, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.97 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747670524192,"sku":"9780593469651","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5ece3a5cdfff56235371427119563a4.webp?v=1779898773","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/loot-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}