Author: Samaresh Basu
Sudipto Roy Choudhury/
Translator(s): Sudipto Roy Choudhury
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 196
ISBN/UPC (if available): 812910557
Description
Arguably one of the most powerful and versatile prose writers that Bengal has produced, Samaresh Basu was a controversial writer during his lifetime: highly praised by a section of society, and vilified for obscenity by another. Called the Prince of Bengali literature, Samaresh Basu, in his writing, explored relationships and the sub-conscious desires that drove people with dramatic density, lyricism and vividness.
Included in this volume are translations of a collection of carefully chosen stories illustrating some of his principal themes, including famous stories such as Pari (The Crossing) and Uratiya (the Wrestlers) on which the well-known and award-winning films Paar (directed by Gautam Ghosh) and Uttara (directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta) were based.
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
The Slave
KRITODASH OR NATAPUTTA
The Crossing
PARI
The Wrestlers
URATIYA
Goddess of Love
ROTI PROTIMA
Love is a Terrible Heartache
PIRITI BISHOM JWALA
For the Love of a Washerwoman
RAJAKINI PREM
Lust for Life
PRAN-PIPASHA
The Function
JOLSHA