Many That I Am The: Writings from Nagal

A grandmother’s tattoos the advent of Christianity stories woven into fabrics a tradition of orality the imposition of a ‘new’ language a history of war and conflict: all this and much more informs the writers and artists in this book. Filmmaker and writer Anungla Zoe Longkumer brings together here for the first time a remarkable set of stories poems first-person narratives and visuals that showcase the breadth of Naga women’s creative and literary expression. Written in English a language the Nagas — who had no tradition of written literature — made their own after Christianity each piece speaks of women’s many journeys to reclaim their pasts and understand their complex present.