The Loneliness of Hira Barua

An extraordinary, ever-relevant collection of stories from one of Assam’s greatest living writers.

Hira Barua, an ageing widow living in a conflict-ridden region of Assam with her beloved Tibetan spaniel fears she is beginning to resemble a lonely Englishwoman from her past. A vicious sexual assault by the invading military drives a group of women into a shelter home. On a...