Selected Stories

Author: Somen Chanda
Editor: Malini Bhattacharya
Publisher: Thema
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 122
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8186017240

Description

Originally written in Bengali, these nine sensitive and poignant short stories depicts the sordidness, degeneracy and boredom of the dispossessed middle class in Bengal.

These nine stories by Somen Chanda portray with great realism and sensitivity the anguish, frustrations and concerns of the rural middle class in Bengal during 1940s. Though realistic, these stories also have a certain lyrical quality about them, which is a hallmark of Bengali literature.

Contents

Introduction

The Night

Mice

The Dream

The Void

Riot

Sign

The Song

One of Many Days in the Life of Blind Sribilas

The Lord of the Forest