# The Wordsmith

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- Authors: [Dhruba Jyoti Borah](https://www.bookquiver.com/dhruba-jyoti-borah)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2026-09-01

## Description

The Wordsmith is a modern bildungsroman and a human story from a master narrator—Moyna of Joharkhat belongs to an oppressed, Dalit community and is ostracized, vilified, and pushed into a life of crime. He lives a dual life: cultivating paddy by day, and theiving by night. Translated from the Assamese Sahitya Akademi award-winning Kotha Ratnakar , this is a story of redemption and resurrection.

## Editions

### The Wordsmith

- Publisher: penguin_eight
- ISBN: 978-93-7730-008-1
- Pages: 456
- Published: 2026-09-01
- Language: en_IN