{"product_id":"26384-death-of-a-moneylender","title":"Death of a Moneylender","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kota Neelima\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Roli Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 223\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788186939505\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFalak, a young journalist from Delhi, is assigned to a remote village in south-central India where a moneylender is found dead, hung from a lamppost in front of his house by an entire village united against injustice. Falak coldly hunts the story for a page-one byline. He does not allow a corrective conscience, an attitude that had in the past cost him his relationship with Vani, a journalist from rival newspaper. Within hours of reaching the village, his story is ready – a villainous moneylender killed by long-suffering villagers. But Falak has also unearthed a disconcerting fact: the moneylender was a kind-hearted, generous man whose death was being used to intimidate other moneylenders. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding loans are written off to buy peace with villagers, but the politically well-connected and dangerous moneylenders plan a brutal retribution. Shambu, a farmer, seems to have masterminded the death with Bhanu, the moneylender’s son. Falak hates the villagers for committing the crime but also sympathizes with them. He hates the half-truth he reports, but covets the byline it gets him. Truth rescues him from this twilight of dilemma. It devastates him, transforms him. And ironically, also makes him lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘It is not easy to write good fiction journalism, some of which is fiction anyway. The genius of Kota Neelima’s book on a modern Kabuliwallah lies in the dexterity with which she weaves perceived notions through multiple hypocrisies. At its best, writing is the bridge between India and freedom, between a moneylender and his truth. Death of a Moneylender brings this link to life.’\u003cbr\u003e-\tM J AKBAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A well-crafted murder mystery that is simultaneously a searing inquiry into the plight of Indian farmers and a moving narrative of a cynical journalist’s self-discovery-a compelling read and a remarkable achievement.’\u003cbr\u003e-\tSHASHI THAROOR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Kota Neelima \/ Roli Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776581611689,"sku":"26384","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/26384_152558eb-5c07-4f9b-a11e-7bfcab24f4e5.jpg?v=1625527925","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/26384-death-of-a-moneylender","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}