The water spirit and other stories
By: Imran Hussain ; translated from the Assamese by Mitali Goswami
Contributors: Goswami, Mitali, translator
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9789351770794; 9789351770800
Subjects: Translations into English; Kurzgeschichte; Assamesisch
Work titles: Short stories
Description: Tales from the land of the blue hills and the red river. On a still moonlin night, Goroi jumps into the lake, hoping to meet the fathe he has never known in life. Bhanubala an her daughter-in-law Behula dance naked at midnight in a remote field to appease the rain god. firewood-seller Rabeya and her niece Dulali rebel against the shariyat. An addict undertakes the challenge of eating a basketful of red hot chillies for a little opium and some money.
Notes: Also available as an e-book.
Table of contents: title: Bal = The water spirit; title: Utsav = The festival; title: Jatra = The journey; title: Jigangsha = The slaughter; title: Grash = Encroach; title: Pokhila = The butterfly; title: Hudumdao = The rain god; title: Bosikaran = The enchantment.