A man lives forever … if not in person but through his work – he lives forever. Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay is one of my favorite Bengali writer …. though my bengali is poor (it takes me about 20 minutes to read a page) but still I try to read and enjoy his descriptive way of writing. In his stories one can feel the real Bengal …. the essence of wet soil on the muddy curvy road – the sunset beyond the …
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One of my favourite written is R. K. Narayan. I read some of his novels n liked them all. All his novels are execllent but among them my favourite are : “The Swami & Friends” (his 1st novel – 1935) , “The English Teacher” (3rd novel – 1945) , “The Guide” – 1958, “The Man-Eater of Malgudi” – 1962 , “The Talkative Man” – 1986 , Last but not the least - “My Days” (his autobiography). No one can ever …
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May 5, 2009
“The Complete Adventures of Feluda” (vol.1) – I finished it last month and dying to buy its vol.2. Next time I go out – I’ll make sure that I buy it. Originally its written by Satyajit Ray in Bengali. As my Bengali is very poor (which i am working on) – I prefer to read the translation of it by Gopa Mujumdar. She is good too and has done a real good job. I am looking forward towards her translation …
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March 31, 2009
I just finished reading a book by Jhumpa Lahari -”Unaccustomed Earth”. Her language might be good but her narrating the story has something missing. It seems as if she is not involved in the story – she simply narrates what she sees. Most of the stories were sad, unhappy ending – death and illness. Fine – the tittle suggest that life is not what you always want but it doesn’t mean it has to be deppressing. It can be unexpected …