{"product_id":"greatest-assamese-stories-ever-told","title":"Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told\u003c\/em\u003e spans more than a century of work by some of the finest writers of short fiction in the language. The storytellers range from literary masters such as Lakhminath Bezbaroa, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Saurav Kumar Chaliha, Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya, and Homen Borgohain to contemporary writers like Harekrishna Deka, Debabrata Das, and Kuladhar Saikia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the gems to be found in this selection are Lakhminath Bezbaroa’s ‘Patmugi’ which is a searing portrayal of the injustices of society, especially towards women; Mamoni Raisom Goswami’s ‘\u003cem\u003eValues’,\u003c\/em\u003e an unforgettable depiction of a destitute woman, for whom her Brahmin ancestry is the only thing that she can take pride in; Harekrishna Deka’s ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Captive’\u003c\/em\u003e, a poignant account of the relationship between a kidnapper and his victim; Homen Borgohain’s well-known story ‘\u003cem\u003eLooking for Ismael Sheikh\u003c\/em\u003e’, which deals with the effects of religious violence on a community; and Sheelabhadra’s ‘\u003cem\u003eSweet Acacia\u003c\/em\u003e’, a romance as evocative as the delicate fragrance of the flower that permeates it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"null null","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964683874351,"sku":"9789390652938","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9789390652938.jpg?v=1771338418","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/greatest-assamese-stories-ever-told","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}