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Tales of Darkness and Light: Soso Tham's The Old Days of the Khasis
- Soso Tham (author)
- Janet Hujon(translator)
- Mark Turin(preface by)
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| Title | Tales of Darkness and Light |
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| Subtitle | Soso Tham's The Old Days of the Khasis |
| Contributor | Soso Tham (author) |
| Janet Hujon(translator) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0137 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0137 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Janet Hujon |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2018-04-25 |
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| ISBN | 978-1-78374-468-8 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-78374-469-5 (Hardback) | |
| 978-1-78374-470-1 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80064-556-1 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-78374-505-0 (XML) | |
| 978-1-78374-471-8 (EPUB) | |
| 978-1-78374-472-5 (MOBI) | |
| Short abstract | Poet of landscape, myth and memory, Soso Tham paid rich and poignant tribute to his tribe in his masterpiece The Old Days of the Khasis. Janet Hujon’s vibrant new translation presents the English reader with Tham’s long poem, which keeps a rich cultural tradition of the Khasi people alive through its retelling of old narratives and acts as a cultural signpost for their literary identity. |
| Long abstract | Soso Tham (1873–1940), the acknowledged poet laureate of the Khasis of northeastern India, was one of the first writers to give written poetic form to the rich oral tradition of his people. Poet of landscape, myth and memory, Soso Tham paid rich and poignant tribute to his tribe in his masterpiece The Old Days of the Khasis. Janet Hujon’s vibrant new translation presents the English reader with Tham’s long poem, which keeps a rich cultural tradition of the Khasi people alive through its retelling of old narratives and acts as a cultural signpost for their literary identity. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Indian literature and culture and in the interplay between oral traditions and written literary forms. This edition includes: • Original text • English translation • Critical apparatus • Embedded audio recordings of the original text |
| Print length | 100 pages (viii + 92) |
| Language | English (Translated_into) |
| Khasi (Original) | |
| Dimensions | 156 x 5 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.21" x 9.21" (Paperback) |
| 156 x 8 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.31" x 9.21" (Hardback) | |
| Weight | 339g | 11.96oz (Paperback) |
| 710g | 25.04oz (Hardback) | |
| Media | 3 illustrations |
| OCLC Number | 1096897095 |
| LCCN | 2019452732 |
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Contents
1. Introduction
(pp. 7–16)- Janet Hujon
2. A Short Biographical Note
(pp. 17–18)- Janet Hujon
3. Khasi Folktales About Darkness and Light
(pp. 19–22)- Janet Hujon
4. Ki Symboh Ksiar – Grains of Gold
(pp. 23–26)- Soso Tham
5. Ka Persyntiew – The Flower Garden
(pp. 27–30)- Soso Tham
6. Pyrthei Mariang – The Natural World
(pp. 31–34)- Soso Tham
7. U Lyoh–The Cloud
(pp. 35–42)- Soso Tham
8. U Rngiew – The Dark One
(pp. 43–50)- Soso Tham
9. U Simpyllieng – The Rainbow
(pp. 51–56)- Soso Tham
10. Ka Ïing I Mei – Home
(pp. 57–64)- Soso Tham
11. Ka Meirilung – Gentle Motherland
(pp. 65–70)- Soso Tham
12. Lum Lamare – Lamare Peak
(pp. 71–78)- Soso Tham
13. Ka Aïom Ksiar – Season of Gold
(pp. 79–84)- Soso Tham
Preface
(pp. 1–4)- Mark Turin
Acknowledgements
(pp. 5–6)- Janet Hujon
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