Easterine Kire

Kohima, 2007. A young man has just been gunned down in cold blood—the latest casualty in the conflict that has brutalised the people of Nagaland, in the neglected northeastern corner of India. Rich in culture and history, Bitter Wormwood traces the story of one man’s life from 1937 until 2007, offering poignant insight into the human cost behind the political...

Winner of the 2023 FICCI India Book of the Year award, this is a powerful, magical indigenous novel from Nagaland by India's foremost writer. Drawing on ancient tribal tales, Spirit Nights tells of a prophecy fulfilled when several villages are plunged into endless darkness. A terrible taboo has been violated in the spirit world. A wise elder feels the village...