Janice Pariat

Indian writer and poet from Shillong, Meghalaya, who writes in English. Her work includes fiction, short stories and poetry and often engages with themes of memory, myth and the landscapes of Northeast India.

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  1. 2. The Nine Chambered Heart

    A spare, lyrical novel that traces a man's life from youth to middle age as he carries the ache of first love, familial loss and repeated dislocation. Blending memory, myth and cartographic imagery, the narrative follows his attempts to map an inner geography—reconciling longing, solitude and the small betrayals that shape identity—while moving between places and the private landscapes of the heart.