{"product_id":"filming","title":"Filming","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet primarily in India and spanning the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eFilming\u003c\/i\u003e tells a series of stories, including that of one-time prostitute Durga, who is persuaded to give away her young son, Ashok, and that of Saleem, the son of a prostitute and two-times star of the silver screen. As these stories intertwine and overlap, they combine to create a novel that is simultaneously about the small details and the bigger picture, weaving together major historical events – including Partition, the assassination of Gandhi, the rise of photography and the Bombay film industry, and the development of barbed wire – with the everyday moments that make up the fabric of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Its plot, like a Bollywood melodrama, teems with characters and incident’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Elegantly structured and taut with understated passion, \u003ci\u003eFilming\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant recreation of the lost world of early cinema and the continuing tragedy of religious hatred . . . Its delights as well as its message should find admiring readers everywhere’ \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Absorbing . . . \u003ci\u003eFilming\u003c\/i\u003e is distinguished by its ambition, its structural inventiveness and its highly evocative prose’ \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Underpinning this intriguing novel is a concern for the truth . . . In keeping with Khair’s pertinent and thought-provoking musings on self-deception, its skill lies in making us question our assumptions about what we do and why we do it’ \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224785736024,"sku":"9781447218968","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781447218968_0cf52663-acbc-4fac-ba88-4605785de2ff.jpg?v=1769234443","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/filming","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}