{"product_id":"the-messiah-of-shangri-la-hardcover","title":"The Messiah of Shangri-La - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandy Rosenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a year traveling around Asia, American author Joshua Parousios just wants to find a mountain cottage where he can write a novel about the Messiah. In Kathmandu he meets Maria, a bold Polish woman who attracts and repels him, and together they stay with a Bhutia family in Sosing, a picturesque Himalayan village in the Indian state of Sikkim. With a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and golden Buddhist temples in every direction, Sosing seems like a real-life Shangri-La. But Sikkim is known for human rights abuse, and Joshua learns that Indian soldiers are committing ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Lepcha people, pagans who missionaries have converted to Christianity. Struggling with writer's block and his passion for Maria, plagued by Dionysian dreams and enchanted by a Lepcha woman he glimpses in the forest, Joshua has increasingly bizarre experiences: time slows down, the dead appear as living, and a dense black fog just won't lift. As myth mixes with reality, a series of surreal events funnel to a wild, bacchanal finale. A deep physical and spiritual journey into the Himalayas, The Messiah of Shangri-La is a uniquely profound exploration of the mythologies that lie at the heart of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy Rosenthal's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Divinity Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Lion's Roar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Buddhadharma\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He teaches writing courses for Harvard University and lives in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781786501408,"sku":"9781666778489","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3897e72528da77221662bbc2965b149.webp?v=1780557697","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-messiah-of-shangri-la-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}