Written in Tears

By Arupa Patangia Kalita

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About the book

A half-burnt bus passes through a city charring everything alive and beautiful in its wake. The newly wed Arunima watches helplessly as the aftermath of her insurgent brother-in-law’s absence engulfs her husband’s large, loving family. Ayengla secretly supplies food to the insurgents until, one day, a horrible act of violence changes her life irrevocably. A bold and acutely aware witness to her times, Arupa Patangia Kalita is one of the most powerful voices in contemporary Assamese literature. Written in Tears brings together some of her best novellas and stories set against a surreally beautiful landscape torn and scarred by conflict. This is a mighty chronicle of the disturbing and searing history of aggression and hate that has plagued Assam for decades.

Pages: 228

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Arupa Patangia Kalita

Arupa Patangia Kalita has been reckoned as one of the mostpowerful voices in contemporary Assamese literature. She isa bold and acutely aware chronicler of her time. A teacher ofEnglish literature, she has also translated Toni Morrison’s Th eBluest Eye into Assamese. She has published more than fi ft eenbooks besides numerous works in vernacular magazines andmany of them have been translated into diff erent Indian languagesand English. Th e English translation of her novel Felanee wasshortlisted for the Crossword Book Award. She has received theBharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award (1995), KATHA award (1998),Sahitya Sanskriti Award (2009), Lekhika Samaroh Sahitya award(2011) and most recently, the Sahitya Akademi award(2014). Ranjita Biswas is an award-winning translator of fi ction, ajournalist and travel writer. Her recent books include As theRiver Flows, a collection of Assamese stories published by HarperPerennial, Brahmaputra and the Assam Valley, a coff ee table book,and a collection of retold folktales from the North East for children.