Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRupa & Company
ISBN-108129150409
ISBN-139788129150400
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038670354
Product Key Features
Book TitleStories from Saratchandra
Number of Pages196 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Publication Year2018
GenreFiction
AuthorSaratchandra Chattopadhyay
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Synopsis'Some time ago, a sudden rumour spread across our region that unless three children were sacrificed, the railway bridge over Roopnarayan just could not be constructed. Two small boys had already been buried alive under one of the pillions, and only one more needed to be caught...' This book is a collection of twelve widely acclaimed short stories of Saratchandra Chattopadhyay, one of the doyens of Bengali literature. Divided into two sections, the first bunch of stories portray childhood in all its unburdened innocence while the latter section leads on to deeper sensibilities-the everyday experience of casteism, the lived reality of social hierarchy, and the bonds of almost filial affection forged between man and animal that sustain both. Stories from Saratchandra shows Saratchandra's keen eye as a social commentator, presenting a vivid picture of life in rural Bengal during the early twentieth century.