Arupa Kalita Patangia (aka Arupa Patangia Kalita, ) is an Assamese novelists and short story writer and known for her fiction writing in Assamese.
 Her literary awards include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the Prabina Saikia Award.
 In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for her short stories book named "Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua".
 Her books have been translated to English, Hindi, and Bengali.
 Her works touch upon Assamese history and culture, addressing the lives people from middle and lower income brackets, and focus specifically on concerns of women, violence, and insurgency.
Gariyoshi (গৰীয়সী) is an Assamese language monthly literary magazine published by the Sahitya-Prakash, Tribune Building, Guwahati.
 It was founded by Chandra Prasad Saikia, who was also the first editor.
 The magazine is published monthly.
 Current editor Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora assumed the post in April 2009.
 Bora was preceded by Harekrishna Deka.
 "Goriyoshi" is instrumental in nurturing and projecting several talented short story writers and poets including Dhanada Debi, Jayanta Kumar Chakraborty, Arnab Jan Deka, Manikuntala Bhattacharya, Birinchi Kumar Rabha, Jiban Narah, Neelim Kumar and others.
 The magazine also collaborated with Katha International Short Story Festival in 2004 in creating All-India Katha-Goriyoshi Awards for best Assamese short stories.
 Dhrubajyoti Sarma, Arnab Jan Deka and Ratna Bharali Talukdar had been the recipients of those awards, whose short stories had been translated into English and read over in presence of an international galaxy of story writers and literary critics at Katha International Short Story Festival 2004.
The Economy of Assam is largely agriculture based with 69% of the population engaged in it.
 Principal Bhabananda Deka was the first Assamese Economist and Research Scholar to initiate formal extensive research on economy of Assam for five centuries right from the time of Srimanta Sankardev.
 His research based book "Asomor Arthaneeti"(Economy of Assam) is acknowledged as the first ever research based Assamese book on Assam Economics.
 The first edition of this historic milestone book was published in 1963.
 Over the years, he authored 115(one hundred fifteen) books encompassing economics, heritage, tribal studies and ancient literature of Assam.
 All the present scholars, teachers and students of economics in Assam read and refer to his books on economics, and follow in the path shown by him till his day of death on 4 December 2006.
 A documentary film "Golden Jubilee of Assam Economics Research & Pioneer Assam Economist-Litterateur" was officially released in 2014 commemorating completion of 50 years of publication of first Assamese book on economy of Assam by the pioneer Assam economist Principal Bhabananda Deka.
Prof Bhabananda Deka (Assamese:ভৱানন্দ ডেকা) (19 August 1929 – 4 December 2006) has been acknowledged as the pioneer Assam economist and author, who conducted path-breaking research for the very first time on the economy of the far eastern part of India.
 He was also a leading Indian-Assamese litterateur of the famed 'Awahon-Ramdhenu Era' of Assamese literature during the mid-20th century.
 He was the author of a total of 115 English and Assamese books including textbooks on a range of fifteen subjects including economics, ancient Assamese literature, philosophy, education, religion, mythology, archaeology, tribal study, poetry, drama, memoirs, civics, political science, biographies; he also edited books and journals.
 He also authored a variety of research papers and articles about the state of Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India.
 He pioneered the writing of books on Economics in Assamese.
 His Assamese book "Axomor Arthaneeti" was the first ever research-based comprehensive book on Assam Economics, which was published for the first time in 1963.
 Until this book on Assam Economics was published, there was hardly any comprehensive research-based material available on this crucial topic.
 Because of his monumental social and intellectual contributions to Assam, he had been conferred with the honorary title of 'Asom Ratna' -- 'Jewel of Assam' by the intellectuals of Assam on 19 August 2007 at a public meet held under the presidency of Prof. (Dr) Satyendra Narayan Goswami.
A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra is the historic first collaborative Indo-British bilingual book of poetry in English and Assamese, under the joint authorship of novelist, short-story writer, columnist and poet Arnab Jan Deka and poet, blogger and novelist Tess Joyce.
 The book received wider international acclaim and recognition as a major literary work in the genre of Indo-British literature.
 This book was first published in 2009, from both UK and India, by Philling Books(UK) and Spectrum Publications(India).
John Maxwell "J. M." Coetzee (] , ; ] ; born 9 February 1940) is a South African novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature.
 He relocated to Australia in 2002 and lives in Adelaide.
 He became an Australian citizen in 2006.
Arnab Jan Deka is a novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, documentary film director, columnist, TV actor, jurist, river engineer and eco-technocrat.
 He authored 131 fiction and non-fiction books (two of them being co-authored with British and American authors respectively) and edited 14 more books in English, Assamese, Hindi and Bengali.
 He was also editor of a journal and a newspaper.
 India Government's official Academy of Letters Sahitya Academy incorporated his biography as one among the top Indian writers of the 20th Century in the End Century Edition of "Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999".
 'NE Live' listed him as one of the "Top 5 Contemporary Writers from Assam who have made it big outside the state also" which include such other literary stalwarts like Dr Indira Goswami, Homen Borgohain and Nirupama Borgohain, who "have not only contributed to the literary wealth of the state, they have also enlightened the world about the life and culture of Assam through their writing."
 In a critical literary essay 'New generation of storytellers' he has been described as one among "the bunch of most powerful storytellers" who "delved deep into the spiritual and intellectual heritage along the Brahmaputra valley, and also highlighted its environmental fragility."
Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi (; 1933–2004) was an eminent Assamese poet, lyricist and folklorist from Sibsagar district of Assam.
 She was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1991 held at Dudhnoi in Goalpara district of Assam.
 Bordoloi wrote over 54 Assamese and English books and thousands of songs.
 Prominent among the books are `Kabita: Mon Faringar Rong', `Samipesu', `Antarang', `Asamar Luko Sangonskriti', `Siba', `Asamar Luko Kabita'.
 She was honored with many notable awards like Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for her poetry book "Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu", President award in 1957 for children's literature and the Asam Sahitya Sabha award twice in 1977 and 1989 for her scholarly non-fiction books `Dinar Pisat Din' and `Debi', respectively.
 She was conferred the `Saraswati Sanman' title in 1987.
Nalini Prava Deka (11 March 1944 – 15 June 2014) was an Assamese-language author, poet, storyteller, actress and playwright from Assam, a state encompassing the Brahmaputra Valley in India.
 She was honoured at a 2012 gathering in Ledo by the Assam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society).
 Deka promoted Assamese heritage, traditional customs, weaving and fabric art, cooking and folk music with her husband, Bhabananda Deka.
 They researched traditional Assamese lifestyle, art, literature and culture.
 Deka was the first female editor and publisher of a children's magazine, "Phul" ("Flower"), and wrote 30 critically praised books.
 All India Radio broadcast Deka's radio plays on issues related to women and children.
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Popular British poet, novelist, blogger and environmentalist Tess Joyce during her visit to Brahmaputra valley in Assam for working in a techno-environmental project observed utter lack of environmental awareness and concern for the wellness of Brahmaputra river by the riverine people who settled down on both the banks of the river in the entire valley.
 She discussed this serious issue with famous environmental engineer, popular short-story writer, novelist, actor and poet Arnab Jan Deka, and he agreed to launch the campaign "Save the Brahmaputra River" under the NGO headed by himself "Assam Foundation-India", wherein later on "Principal Bhabananda Deka Foundation" joined as partner charity.
 They both framed the primary objectives of the campaign project, and received generous support from the general body members of the Foundation.

Question:  Which novelist, J. M. Coetzee or Arnab Jan Deka, authored 131 fiction and non-fiction books and edited 14 more books in English, Assamese, Hindi and Bengali?
Answer: Arnab Jan Deka