This collection of memoirs recounts the author's childhood experiences in Sankhari, a village by the sea in Orissa. With reminiscences imbued with a childlike sense of wonder, the book also serves as an invaluable record of village life in early twentieth-century India. INDICE: Preface o A Village by the Sea o An Evening with Woo o The Cyclone o Two Nights to Remember o A Twilight Encounter o The Forgotten Fragrance o Flames Without and Flames Within o Meeting a 'Crown Prince' o Mystery of theMissing Toes o The Repentant Deity o The One Left Behind o The World beyond the River o A Crashing Bolt from the Blue o The Tiger of the Goddess o The LastSacrifice o Murder Atop a Tree o The Lunatic o Befriending the Dangerous o Two Grandfathers o The Calcutta Adventure o The Invisible Radha o The Lost Worldof the Little Rajas o Love Stories o Some Early Teachers o The Red Red Signature o Descent of Freedom on a Sandy Stretch o The Tree is Dead o The Big Boss of the Thousand Islets
- ISBN: 978-0-19-806521-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 180
- Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés