Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay: tales of early magic realism in Bengali,

ISBN: 9789389136975, 9389136970

The denudation,

Majumder, Tilottama

ISBN: 9789383098675, 9383098678

Sujoy Banerjee has been a man untouched by sin. He took it upon himself to rid the world of `filth'; to destroy darkness with a missionary zeal and the suaveness of a master craftsman. This book deftly traverses the various dim and dark alleyways of human psychology.

The fugitive storm, illus. by Ranjan Verma

Bose, Jagadish Chandra

ISBN: 9788196405373, 8196405375

.... Bhattacharjee. Graphic novel. It is the earliest Indian science fiction stories.

Madhukari: art of honey-gathering,

Guha, Buddhadeb

ISBN: 9789381523612, 9381523614

The fluidity of description and the dexterity of characterisation make Madhukari one of the most skilfully written novels of modern Bengali literature. Its author is considered one of the leading writers in contemporary Bengali literature.

My paper half, tr. from the Bengali novel Kagojer Bou by Soma Das

Mukhopadhyay, Shirshendu

ISBN: 9789383098521, 938309852X

From a meagre background of almost non-existent means, Upal was plagued by unremitting and unpredictable hunger pangs. They drove him to abandon his scruples ... A translation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's well-known Bengali novel Kagojer Bou.

Second encounter, tr. from the Bengali Novella Je Jekhane Danriye, by Swapna Dutta

Chowdhury, Ramapada

ISBN: 9789385285448, 9385285440

The book delves deep into the intricacies of the concept lost love in the face of impulse and reason. The original Bengali novella, Je jekhane danriye, has been made into a film of the same name.

Soiled clothes, translated from the Bengali original Dhulibasan by Sujal Bhattacharya

Gangopadhyay, Sunil

ISBN: 9788189738686, 8189738682

The protean nature of this novel evades typecasting. Many socio-political, moral and feminist issues criss-cross the fabric of the novel, at the heart of which lies its enigmatic protagonist. She embodies the underlying tension of the offbeat storyline and shifting narrative that keeps the reader spellbound.

Vignettes: en route, tr. from the Bengali original Drishtipaat, by Alokojjal Banerjee

Jajabor

ISBN: 9789381523049, 9381523045

Crafted in the form of an accidental travelogue, collated from the letters of the young man to a lady friend, this book is a deeply reflective account of the capital city, its complex multilayered history and myths, with liberal injections of humour and spirit.