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Dimapur, Sep. 24 (EMN): A twenty-two-year-old Merasen-na Jamir’s debut novella titled “Into My Abyss” was formally released on September 21 in Dimapur by her close associate Avikali, who is also the inspiration behind the character ‘Avi’ in the novella.
Jamir, who hails from Mopongchuket village in Mokokchung district, wrote the book when she was nineteen.
“Into My Abyss” talks about ‘the issues prevailing in the Naga society and especially explores the dilemma of a teenager in a society where they are expected to get good grades and also have to deal with peer pressure’. The author also read from the book during the launch, which was a gathering of a few close friends and family, while her mother said a prayer.
Rache, a friend and senior of the author, said that the book gave him more insight into the mind of a child, adding that he also learnt a few things about parenting from it.
Another reader said that “it was like having a glimpse and touching the world of those victims of mental illness”.
Jamir has been writing since she was eleven. Some of her other published works are available on Wattpad. “Into My Abyss” is the 33rd publication of PenThrill Publication House and is available online on Amazon, Ilandlo and also at CROSSWORD Kohima, Gutouch Kohima, The Common Room, Kohima and The Green Caravan App.