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Informationen zum Autor Manoj Das is one of the foremost bilingual authors writing in English and Oriya. The Sahitya Akademi has conferred on him its highest honour--the Fellowship--which, according to its constitution is 'reserved for immortals in literature'. He is currently Professor of English at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry. Klappentext Oriya version published earlier under title: Samudra kulara eka grama. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 the Missing 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 Last Sacrifice 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 World of 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
