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The Forest That Ate People
Publisher:
The Antonym Collections
| Author:
Harsita Hiya
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
The Antonym Collections
Author:
Harsita Hiya
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
Original price was: ₹375.₹300Current price is: ₹300.
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The highly inventive stories of The Forest That Ate People and Other Stories by Harsita Hiya make for a very absorbing read. Quirky at times, humorous at others, these beautifully told narratives roam across dimensions and worlds, with a delicacy of touch that evokes spirits as well as mangogreedy matrons, the seasons as well as preparations for contemporary Bihu celebrations, folk tales as well as life in an urban colony. Rooted in Assam, the masterful use of vocabulary situates them firmly in this land, while being at the same time universal in their appeal. Several stories are pure poetry in prose, their evocativeness bringing in many images and lyrical metaphors that never seem forced or stretched. Yet the narratives never falter, their crispness taken forward by everyday, believable characters, and dialogues that are contemporary and absolutely spot on. The originality of these stories will surely have a big impact on the existing canon of writings in English from Ind
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The highly inventive stories of The Forest That Ate People and Other Stories by Harsita Hiya make for a very absorbing read. Quirky at times, humorous at others, these beautifully told narratives roam across dimensions and worlds, with a delicacy of touch that evokes spirits as well as mangogreedy matrons, the seasons as well as preparations for contemporary Bihu celebrations, folk tales as well as life in an urban colony. Rooted in Assam, the masterful use of vocabulary situates them firmly in this land, while being at the same time universal in their appeal. Several stories are pure poetry in prose, their evocativeness bringing in many images and lyrical metaphors that never seem forced or stretched. Yet the narratives never falter, their crispness taken forward by everyday, believable characters, and dialogues that are contemporary and absolutely spot on. The originality of these stories will surely have a big impact on the existing canon of writings in English from Ind
About Author
Harsita Hiya is a writer, translator, and short fiction lover from the town of Nagaon, Assam. She holds degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and Ramjas College, University of Delhi. She was one of the three winning authors in the Storyteller Contest organised by Tweak India. Grandmother’s Tales, her English translation of Lakshminath Bezbaruah’s Burhi Aair Xadhu, was published by Akhar Prakash in 2020. Her work has previously been featured in Muse India and the Little Journal of North East India.
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