{"product_id":"the-hour-before-dawn-a-translation-of-the-assamese-novel-antoreep","title":"The Hour Before Dawn   -   A Translation of The Assamese Novel Antoreep","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bhabendra Nath Saikia\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Maitreyee S. C.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143063858\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘She had given her husband four children, had bared her body and soul to him…why did he want to remarry? Today, what made him dress in a new silk kurta, become a bridegroom once again, and leave on elephant-back to take another woman as his wife?’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Menoka’s dissolute husband Mohikanto takes a second wife she is devastated by the heedless manner in which he squanders her unquestioning loyalty. But after the initial anguish she finds new strength—in her womanhood when she embraces a tender but illicit relationship with a village outcast; in her role as a fiercely protective mother; and, eventually, in a compassionate humanity towards her frail and battered co-wife and needy stepchildren. The story also poignantly explores Menoka’s troubled but ultimately redemptive relationship with Indro, her first-born son, who is unwittingly exposed to a bewildering world of adult complexities and feels compelled to leave the village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Translated from the original Assamese novel Antoreep by renowned writer and film-maker Bhabendra Nath Saikia, The Hour before Dawn is set primarily in pre-Independence India and vividly reflects the intensely verdant life of a small village in Assam. This is a haunting story of conjugal betrayal and retribution, a woman’s hidden strength in her darkest hour and the unforeseen bonds that develop between unlikely people in unexpected circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENT:\u003cbr\u003e“A rare glimpse of Assamese society, portrayed with deep understanding and love by a master craftsman”.--- Mamoni Raisom Goswami, acclaimed author of The Moth-eaten Howdah of the Tusker and winner of the Jnanpith Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Bhabendra Nath Saikia \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153718047088,"sku":"30845","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/30845.jpg?v=1793913025","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-hour-before-dawn-a-translation-of-the-assamese-novel-antoreep","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}