Author: Mridula Nath Chakravarti
Publisher: Srishti
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 215
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187075384
Description
This book brings together significant work by both established and emergent writers in order to be representative, as far as possible, of the contemporary short story scene in Bengal.
The selection of authors and texts demonstrates the vitality and resilience of Bangla short story genre. In their elaborate social detailing, in the rituals of everyday life, in the colloquialisms, these stories evoke both the sense of specific regional identity as also the nuances of modernity.
Contents
SARAT CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY
Mahesh -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
Abhagi Heaven -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
The Unprotectable -- Translated by Rani Ray
BANAPHOOL
The Death of the Reader -- Translated by Rani Ray
The Tailor -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
Duet Dreams -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
ASHAPURNA DEVI
Nibaran Chandra's last Rites -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
The Twilight Moment -- Translated by Rani Ray
The Geogrette Saree -- Translated by Rani Ray
SUCHITRA BHATTACHARYA
The Sown -- Translated by Mridula Nath Chadraborty
The Middle Class -- Translated by Rani Ray
The Sea Ahead -- Translated by Rani Ray