| No Ghosts in This City: And Other Stories Contributor(s): Goswami, Uddipana (Author) |
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ISBN: 9383074078 ISBN-13: 9789383074075 Publisher: Zubaan Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014356998 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.25 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The powerful short stories in this collection are set against--and frequently driven by--the picturesque yet often violent backdrop of Assam, a province in India's northeast. In one, a young man attempts to escape the confines of middle-class aspirations, only to be brought up against the futility of rebellion. Another finds a mother sharing her daughter's pain when social inhibitions finally catch up with her. Others see the bloody effects of violence: one sees a young girl lose her tongue to the horrors of conflict, while another depicts the destruction of carefully managed ethnic harmony. All are shot through with a desire to understand, to attempt to explore if not explain, the violence and brutality that have long plagued the beautiful land of Assam and left it populated with ghosts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goswami, Uddipana: - Uddipana Goswami is a poet and writer based in Guwahati. |
