{"product_id":"shadow-men-bijoya-sawain-9789389692136","title":"Shadow Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBijoya Sawian Her works essentially deal with the life and culture of the Khasi community of North East India. \u003ci\u003eThe Teachings of Elders, Khasi Myths, Legends and Folktales and About One God\u003c\/i\u003e are three of several books that she has translated from Khasi into English. Several institutes of repute, including the Sahitya Akademi and the Institute of Folklore Studies, Bhopal, have published her short stories and critical essays.\u003cbr\u003e Her original works in English include \u003ci\u003eA Family Secret and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her lyrical, haunting prose, Bijoya Sawian paints a dark, threatening picture and shows how violence has tainted the very fabric of everyday life in a place that was once peaceful, untroubled and calm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thick mist envelops an isolated house and a cottage atop a hill. Raseel, looking out from her window, hears the sound of shots. Suddenly the mist parts, and three men come into view, furtive, quick. Then they are gone, and there is silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaseel, visiting her old school friend Aila in Shillong, is determined to get to the truth behind the strange death of a dhkar, an outsider, in the grounds of her hosts' house. Why was he killed? Who are the killers? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs she begins to unravel the mystery, Raseel finds herself caught in a tale of intrigue and violence that mirrors the world of insurgency around her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The tense and dramatic undercurrents that emerge in \u003ci\u003eShadow Men\u003c\/i\u003e continue in the stories that follow. In \u003ci\u003eThe Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, eighteen-year-old Mawii has to make a difficult decision between her 'own people' and her one true love--when that love involves a 'vai'--yet another word for 'outsider'. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Limp\u003c\/i\u003e, octogenarian Nipendro Roy finally feels he 'belongs' in this hill state to which he came as a twenty-year-old immigrant from Bengal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShillong remains the true hero in these stories, as Bijoya Sawian draws the reader into a world where the downside of a matrilineal society, the scourge of drugs, alcohol and corrupt politicians, the disconnect with mainstream India, and above all, the fight for identity and belonging, threaten to rock this idyllic hill state that was once a paradise and, perhaps, no longer is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bijoya Sawain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 938969213X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789389692136\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 12\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Bijoya Sawain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519892500735,"sku":"9789389692136","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a17db1d-fc9c-4960-bf3b-0a5d83a2b262.jpg?v=1778739458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-men-bijoya-sawain-9789389692136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}