House with a Thousand Stories, The  (English, Hardcover, Kashyap Aruni)

Pablo visits his family in Mayong when he goes there for a wedding. His stay turns out to be much more than what he expected.

Summary of the Book

Pablo had always lived a very comfortable life when he was in Guwahati. So, it was no surprise that he was finding it very difficult to adjust to his ancestral village. The purpose of his visit was his aunt’s wedding. The last time he had visited Mayong, rural Assam, was when his father’s best friend passed away. During the preparations for the wedding, Pablo is bothered by his aunts who are always arguing, his cousins who want to elope, gossip and dying elders. On top of all this, there is also the insurgency taking place in Assam and the army’s intentions to discard militancy. Pablo isn’t aware that this trip to his village is going to make him a different man.

About Aruni Kashyap

Aruni Kashyap is a writer and translator who writes in Assamese and English. The House with a Thousand Stories is his debut novel. He has also translated many works from Assamese. He is currently editing an anthology of short stories that have been written by Assamese writers. The writings are about the Assam conflict for HarperCollins publishers. He works as an Assistant Professor of English at Ashoka University. Aruni won the Charles Wallace India Trust scholarship for Creative Writing which took him to the University of Edinburgh in the year 2009.