{"product_id":"the-last-light-of-glory-avinuo-kire-9789390477500","title":"The Last Light of Glory Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfoundly compassionate and a masterful storyteller, Avinuo Kire describes a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld that is as breathtaking as it is shattering; where military occupation and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagic co-exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Disturbance' holds three interconnected stories, set against the backdrop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Indo-Naga conflict that began in the late 1940s and remains unresolved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto this day. Told through the eyes of women from three succeeding generations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the same family, the stories recount how Naga people remained determined\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto hold on to normalcy even in the face of occupation, state torture, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etearing apart of families and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'New Tales from an Old World', everyday events in the mountains are infused\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith an element of the supernatural. Naga myths and folk legends slip effortlessly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto tales of hard farm life, childhood terrors and adventures in the countryside, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove and mourning. In these stories, hunters, predators, Tekhumevi (weretigers), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esecret potions, shadowy-demons called Kamvüpfhi, strange spirits and enchanted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforests, find a place in contemporary Nagaland with remarkable ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, both a political declaration and a personal love-note to her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eland, establishes Avinuo Kire as a writer of formidable skill. The Last Light of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlory Days is an exquisite unravelling of the tired tropes that cast Nagaland as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanother undistinguishable piece in the 'Northeast'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avinuo Kire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9390477506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789390477500\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 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.47d","brand":"Avinuo Kire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066449604863,"sku":"9789390477500","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_503a2067-69c7-4849-8455-250fe6bc9ca9.jpg?v=1768678503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-light-of-glory-avinuo-kire-9789390477500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}