{"product_id":"guilt-and-other-stories-harekrishna-deka-9789354470929","title":"Guilt and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarekrishna Deka, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award and one of Assam's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforemost writers, is renowned for his short stories that are as incisive as they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare moving. In this selection of his finest short fiction, Deka gives us a searing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evision of the human condition, even as he brings alive the unique landscape of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssam in unforgettable images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, an old woman, the only eyewitness to a crime, is forced to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econfront her own role in a long-forgotten murder, and the guilt that has lain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edormant in her for years rears its monstrous head. 'The Temple' examines how\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esociety and religion create the 'other', and what happens when the marginalized\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erefuse to lurk at the edges. 'The Captive' takes the reader through the forests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand small hamlets that were once the refuge of militants as it tells the story of a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekidnapped man and his unfathomable empathy with his captor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStartling, insightful, and original in tone and form, Guilt and Other Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresents a world that is both tender and painful. Through the collection runs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea vein of rich, dark humour along with a deep, inimitable understanding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssamese society, culture and history. Brilliantly translated by Mitra Phukan, a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecelebrated writer herself, these stories will live in the reader's mind long after\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe last page has been turned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harekrishna Deka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354470920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354470929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.61d","brand":"Harekrishna Deka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634733052159,"sku":"9789354470929","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b32ab30e-2a2c-428e-92ae-fac598928f7a.jpg?v=1703590633","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guilt-and-other-stories-harekrishna-deka-9789354470929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}