Boats on Land is a unique way of looking at India’s northeast and its people against a larger historical canvas-the early days of the British Raj, the World Wars, conversions to
Christianity, and the missionaries.
This is a world in which the everyday is infused with folklore and a deep belief in the supernatural. Here, a girl dreams of being a firebird. An artist watches souls turn into trees. A man shape-shifts
into a tiger. Another is bewitched by water fairies. Political struggles and social unrest interweave with fireside tales and age-old superstitions.
Boats on Land quietly captures our fragile and awkward place in the world
Imprint: Vintage Books
Published: Sep/2012
ISBN: 9788184005028
Length : 296 Pages
MRP : ₹399.00