Laburnum for my head
| Title | Laburnum for my head
stories |
|---|---|
| Author | Temsula Ao |
| Publication | Penguin India |
| Size | 107p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9780143066200 |
| Topics |
Indian fiction--English Indian fiction--Short stories and novellas Indian fiction--Social Awards--Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Notes | collection of eight short stories about the lives of people from the vibrant and troubled region of northeast India. Laburnum For My Head. A strange obsession of a woman for laburnum flowers. Unable to successfully grow a laburnum plant on her garden during her lifetime, she wants to have one over her grave. Death of a Hunter. A brave hunter, Imchanok, totters when the ghost of his prey haunts him, till he offers it a tuft of his hair as a prayer for forgiveness. The Boy Who Sold an Airfield. Pokenmong, the servant boy, by dint of his wit, sells an airfield to unsuspecting villagers. The Letter. A letter found on a dead insurgent blurs the boundaries between him and an innocent villager, both struggling to make ends meet. Three Women. A woman's terrible secret comes full circle, changing her daughter's and granddaughter's lives as well as her own. A Simple Question. An illiterate village woman's simple question rattles an army officer and forces him to set her husband free. Sonny. A young girl loses her lover in his fight for the motherland, leaving her a frightful legacy. Flight. A caterpillar finds wings. [wikipedia] |
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