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A brave hunter,   Imchanok, totters when the ghost of his prey haunts him, till he offers it is   a tuft of his hair as a prayer for forgiveness.  Pokenmong, the servant boy, by dint of his   wit, sells an airfield to unsuspecting villagers.  A letter found on a dead insurgent blurs   the boundaries between him and an innocent villager, both struggling to make   ends meet.  A woman's terrible secret   comes full circle, changing her daughter's and granddaughter's lives as well   as her own.  An illiterate village   woman's simple question rattles an army officer and forces him to set her   husband free.  A young girl loses her   lover in his fight for the motherland, leaving her a frightful legacy.  And a caterpillar finds wings.       From the mythical to the modern, Laburnum for My Head is a collection of   short stories that embrace a gamut of emotions.  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