About the Book: The Wordsmith is a compelling coming-of-age novel translated from Kotha Ratnakar, the Assamese Sahitya Akademi Award-winning work, exploring caste discrimination, social oppression, and the struggle for identity. It follows Moyna, a Dalit man ostracized by society and driven into a life of crime, as he navigates the contrasting worlds of farming by day and theft by night. A powerful story of redemption, resilience, social injustice, and personal transformation, this literary novel offers a moving portrait of the human spirit.