{"product_id":"gone-away-by-dom-moraes-9781399810920","title":"Gone Away","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduced by Jeet Thayil, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel \u003cem\u003eNarcopolis\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of 20, Dom Moraes—already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded as one of India's finest writers—returned to his native India after finishing his education in England. After spending time in Delhi, meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and the young Dalai Lama, he embarked on a meandering journey through northern India, Nepal, and Sikkim at a time of political tension and the threat of invasion by China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrilliant, curious, and precocious, seldom without a drink in his hand, he chanced his way into some extraordinary situations—including staying in a Nepalese palace with a resident bear and being shot at and chased by Chinese soldiers. \u003cem\u003eGone Away\u003c\/em\u003e details these adventures with a poet's eye for detail, and the luminosity and humour for which Moraes was known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072271925484,"sku":"9781399810920","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10477263482686.jpg?v=1765090483","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/gone-away-by-dom-moraes-9781399810920","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}