The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories

Writers responded to this hunger for words with a ferocious energy which reflected the turmoil of their times: these stories covered land wars, famine, the caste system, religious conflict, patriarchy, Partition and the liberation war that saw the emergence of the independent country of Bangladesh. Across these shifting geographical borders, writers also looked inward, evolving new literary styles and stretching the possibilities of social realism, political fiction and intimate domestic tales.

A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century''s worth of extraordinary stories. From a woman who eats fish in secret to the woes of an ageing local footballer, from the anxieties of a middle-class union rep to a lawyer who stumbles upon a philosopher''s stone, this is a collection that celebrates making art of life, in all its difficulty and joy.<>

Product details

• Authors: Various, Arunava Sinha
• Assisted by: Arunava Sinha (Editor), Sinha Arunava (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 07.03.2024
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780241562635
• ISBN: 978-0-241-56263-5
• Pages: 608
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 24 x 4 cm
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