Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih


Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih is an Indian poet, novelist and writer. Born and brought up in Sohra but living in Shillong, he writes in two languages: Khasi and English.
He is a faculty member at North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, India. His debut novel Funeral Nights was published in 2021. He was awarded the Shakti Bhatt Prize in 2024 for his body of work.

Reception

The Guardian called Nongkynrih's novel Funeral Nights "an enchanting and revealing epic ensemble", adding that "reading it feels like being exposed to the warmth of the fire, listening in on an honest conversation between friends."
The Conversation Australia nominated his second novel,The Distaste of the Earth, as one of the Best Books of 2024 and praised its "Aesop-like vision of our contemporary moment" and described it as "Part poetry, part philosophy and part critique".

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