Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih Funeral Nights recensie, review en informatie over de inhoud van de roman uit India. In juli 2024 verschijnt bij uitgeverij And Other Stories de omvangrijke verhalenroman van de Indiase schrijver Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de roman, de schrijver en over de uitgave. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar of aangekondigd.
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih Funeral Nights recensie en review
- “The stories…in this 1,000-page book are riveting, but what makes it truly unputdownable are the vital connections it draws to daily life.” (India Today)
- “A pathbreaking novel in both its writing and subject, and peppered with unexpected moments of humor, there is much wisdom to be gained from Funeral Nights.” (The Telegraph)
- “It was more like sitting down with old friends and listening to conversations. Amusing, enlightening, witty conversations that opened my eyes, made me think…Funeral Nights is the sort of book that should be made required reading. We need many more books like this, insightful and well-written, opening a window on the often-ignored corners of India.” (The Indian Express)
Funeral Nights
- Auteur: Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih (India)
- Soort boek: Indiase verhalenroman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: And Ohter Stories
- Verschijnt: 2 juli 2024
- Omvang: 1023 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Prijs: £18.99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Flaptekst van de roman van Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
A group of friends journey to the North of India, in a remote part of West Khasi Hills, to witness an ancient Lyngngam funeral ceremony that lasts six days. Concluding with the cremation of a beloved elder, a woman whose body has been preserved in a tree house for nine whole months, this may well be the last time Ka PhorSorat is performed. By mistake, however, the group arrives early. So they wait, stuck in the jungle, spending their nights around a fire in the middle of a spacious hut built for them especially, sharing stories in what proves an unexpected journey of discovery.
Funeral Nights is a vast collection of tales both big and small, less about death than it is about life in all forms. It teems with admirable men and women, raconteurs and pranksters, lovers and fools, politicians and conmen, drunks and taxi drivers; it abounds with culture, history, gods, religions, myths and legends. Inspired by Boccaccio’s Decameron and The Arabian Nights, this is intimate access to a whole world, spectacular in its documentation of a tribe’s life and culture, and lush, warm, and entirely delightful in its telling.
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, born in Sohra, Meghalaya, writes poetry, drama and fiction in Khasi and English. His latest works include the epic-length novel Funeral Nights, The Yearning of Seeds: Poems, Time’s Barter: Haiku and Senryu and Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends. He has published poems and stories.