Boats on Land
| Author | : Janice Pariat |
| Publisher | : Random House India |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2012-10-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9788184003390 |
| ISBN-13 | : 8184003390 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (390 Downloads) |
Download or read book Boats on Land written by Janice Pariat and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boats on Land is a unique way of looking at India’s northeast and its people against a larger historical canvas—the early days of the British Raj, the World Wars, conversions to Christianity, and the missionaries. This is a world in which the everyday is infused with folklore and a deep belief in the supernatural. Here, a girl dreams of being a firebird. An artist watches souls turn into trees. A man shape-shifts into a tiger. Another is bewitched by water fairies. Political struggles and social unrest interweave with fireside tales and age-old superstitions. Boats on Land quietly captures our fragile and awkward place in the world.
