When the River Sleeps

Easterine Kire

nvb 2014 · Zubaan

À propos de cet e-book

A lone hunter, Vilie, sets out to find the river of his dreams: to wrest from its sleeping waters a stone that will give him untold power. It is a dangerous quest, for not only must he overcome unquiet spirits, vengeful sorceresses and daemons of the forest, there are men – armed with guns – on his trail.

Easterine Kire’s novel transports the reader to the remote mountains of Nagaland, a place alive with natural wonder and supernatural enchantment. As Vilie treks through the forest on the trail of his dream, we are also swept along in this powerful narrative and walk alongside him in a world where the spirits are every bit as real as men and women, and where danger – or salvation – lies at every turn.

Kire’s powerful narrative invites us into the lives and hearts of the people of Nagaland: the rituals and beliefs, their reverence for the land, their close-knit communities – the rhythms of a life lived in harmony with their natural surroundings. It is against this spellbinding backdrop that Kire tells the story of a solitary man driven by the mysterious pull of a dream, who must overcome weretigers and malignant widow-spirits in the search for his heart’s desire.

Published by Zubaan.
 

À propos de l'auteur

Easterine Kire, who now lives in Norway, is one of the most prolific and sensitive writers of the Northeast, whose own life has been intimately connected with the struggles of her people. Her books include A Naga Village Remembered (2003), A Terrible Matriarchy (Zubaan 2007), Mari (2010), and Bitter Wormwood (Zubaan 2011).