by Dhruba Hazarika (Author)
Cruelty and tenderness, violence and retribution, loneliness and unexpected miracles of silent love play out in these stories set in semi-rural Assam. As the barriers between human beings and birds and animals fall away-and river, forest and moon breathe-solitary men and women, foresters, hunters, boatmen and awkward boys make connections with civets, sparrows, rhinos and elephants; leopards, snakes, horses and dogs. And sometimes with themselves.
Deeply moving and humane, and equally gripping, this collection contains perhaps the finest fiction about the natural world-and our place in it-that you will read by a contemporary Indian writer.
Number of Pages: 216
Dimensions: 0.49 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN
Publication Date: February 10, 2025