{"product_id":"fragments-of-my-ruin-a-life","title":"Fragments Of My Ruin: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA RIB-TICKLING MEMOIR BY FARRUKH DHONDY, TELEVISION CELEBRITY, WRITER, UNABASHED LEFTIST AND HOME-GROWN PARSI BOY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarrukh Dhondy’s stories about his friendships would themselves fill a book. From Charles Sobhraj to V.S. Naipaul, to his first wife Mala Sen, who wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bandit Queen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Dhondy’s extensive network of acquaintances and relationships became material for his fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBombay Duck, Poona Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and later novels were iconic recreations of early life in Pune and Mumbai, and he went on to be counted among the pioneering writers in English in India. In London, he became a powerful and well-known figure as the creative head of Channel 4 and was responsible for introducing breakaway brown content to English audiences.\u003cbr\u003eJust the thing for Dhondy’s old-time fans, but also for those interested in reading about a time and people lost to us in real life but close in memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137509101643,"sku":"BK0008994","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/fragments-of-my-ruin-a-life-bk0515290-44062971232473.jpg?v=1770792860","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/fragments-of-my-ruin-a-life","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}