Description

This collection of short stories for children, translated from Assamese into English, sparis more than a century of Assamese children’s short stories, starting with those written by some of the stalwarts of Assamese literature, like Lakshminath Bezbaroa, Jyotiprasad Agarwala, Nabakanta Barua, etc. and concluding with those written by the present generation of shor story writers.

This eclectic collection, containing forty-seven short stories, will delight children across all ages. The stories depict, through their characters, various human emotions like compassion, empathy, sensitivity, adventurous spirit, and some human foibles like showing off, jealousy, temporarily losing one’s moral compass, the judgmental attitude of some adults towards children, etc. The stories, while being light-hearted and amusing, will make the readers ponder on human nature, the environment, moral values, good and evil, etc.

The stories reflect the character and mental universe of children living in rural as well as urban areas. These stories will, hopefully, open up the path for the study of Assamese children’s short stories.