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portada Escaping the Land
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
314
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
19.8x12.9x1.8 cm
Weight
0.31 kg.
ISBN13
9789354470837
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Escaping the Land

Mamang Dai (Author) · Speaking Tiger Books · Paperback

Escaping the Land - Dai, Mamang

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Synopsis "Escaping the Land "

DescriptionCombining history, myth and contemporary politics, Escaping the Land is asaga of a beautiful but sometimes turbulent land and its people. Acclaimedpoet-novelist Mamang Dai takes us on an unforgettable journey from the landof Kojum-Koja, a sacred place beyond time, to the formation of the modernstate of Arunachal Pradesh.Maying, a woman who has lived away from the state, returns in order to writea history of the people she has known and who have shaped her land. As shespeaks to them and leafs through old records, a myriad stories and destiniesunfold-an ancient flood and a lake full of stars; conflict and curiosity that ledto the establishment of NEFA (North-east Frontier Agency); hardy men andwomen like Lipun, who walked the highest mountain passes and thick forestsestablishing connections with remote tribes; the 'rainman', who can read theelements because he is so closely tied to them; Umsi, who has to go far awayin order to know herself; and Lutor, the shaman's child, who can feel thepulse of his people, even when he is disillusioned with public life.But there are also land and forest mafia, corrupt politicians in cahoots withviolent militants, and friends who can turn foes to satisfy their ambitions.Maying recoils from the murky theatre of the modern state, but realizes, too, that 'our hearts are taken, given, mistaken, lost' but 'what is never lost is theoriginal obsession that was a dream of love'.Lyrical, vital and epic in scale, Escaping the Land is the story of a people and aplace that is, like the best novels, the story of all humanity.

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