01462    a2200253   450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003202000250007304000130009804100080011108200150011910000340013424500690016826000310023730000290026850400510029752006470034865000270099565000250102294200080104799900170105595201360107211429IN-BhIIT20260318164815.0260318b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788184005028 (pbk.)  aIN-BhIIT  aeng  a823bPAR/B  aPariat, JaniceeAuthor927585  aBoats on land :ba collection of short stories /cJanice Pariat.  aHaryana :bPenguin,c2012.  a285 p. :bill. ;c22 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aBoats 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.  aEnglish fiction910037  aShort stories916896  cGEN  c15391d15391  00102ddc40708GENaCLIITBBSbCLIITBBSd2026-02-19e52g299.25l0o823 PAR/Bp11429r2026-02-19 00:00:00v399.00w2026-02-19yGEN