{"product_id":"tales-of-darkness-and-light-soso-tham-9781783744688","title":"Tales of Darkness and Light: Soso Tham's The Old Days of the Khasis","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoso Tham (1873-1940), the acknowledged poet laureate of the Khasis of northeastern India, was one of the first writers to give written poetic form to the rich oral tradition of his people.\u003cbr\u003e Poet of landscape, myth and memory, Soso Tham paid rich and poignant tribute to his tribe in his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Old Days of the Khasis\u003c\/em\u003e. Janet Hujon's vibrant new translation presents the English reader with Tham's long poem, which keeps a rich cultural tradition of the Khasi people alive through its retelling of old narratives and acts as a cultural signpost for their literary identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Indian literature and culture and in the interplay between oral traditions and written literary forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes: \u003cbr\u003e - English translation\u003cbr\u003e - Critical apparatus\u003cbr\u003e - Embedded audio recordings of the original text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soso Tham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783744685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783744688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.21d","brand":"Soso Tham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717626589439,"sku":"9781783744688","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12117083-c821-4932-9d5d-01b184214f63.jpg?v=1705688901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-darkness-and-light-soso-tham-9781783744688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}