<p>A musician never realized the truth of the saying &lsquo;Music is a harsh taskmaster&rsquo; until his beloved instrument exacts the highest sacrifice. An unfaithful husband is baffled: his wife grows more and more perfect until she literally becomes the goddess of plenty. A loving mother is naturally distraught at the kidnapping of her son by insurgents&hellip;or is she? And Modon Sur, with the spoils of a full night&rsquo;s thievery in tow, finds himself in a sticky situation on a black amavasya night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In this collection, Mitra Phukan sounds the rhythms of contemporary Assamese society, deftly weaving universal themes of love, loss and ageing with some of the issues facing the region: militancy, witchcraft, and the breakdown of traditional ways of life. Her stories acutely depict people&rsquo;s struggles to relate to each other across vast social gulfs and within the intricacies of family and love. Intimate, allusive, and wryly observed, <em>A Full Night&rsquo;s Thievery </em>is a finely drawn portrait of humanity by one of the most prominent literary voices in Assam today.&nbsp;</p>