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Gripping tales
Sreejata Guha's translation captures brilliantly the thrill and ingenuity of Byomkesh's exploits just as it does Bandyopadhyay's remarkable portrayal of a city struggling to overcome its colonial past and come into its own. The present collection of stories, all set in Calcutta of the fifties and sixties, brings together four mysteries that put the sleuth's remarkable mental agility to the ultimate test. In The Menagerie (adapted by master film-maker Satyajit Ray for his 1967 film Chiriakhana) Byomkesh cracks a strange case involving broken motor parts, a seemingly natural death and the peculiar inhabitants of Golap Colony . While in The Jewel Case' he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a priceless necklace.
The Menagerie
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay; Penguin; Rs. 295
Society, politics and culture
The fifty articles in this book cover a very wide range of subjects: from the practice of sociology to the prospects of political liberalism, from contemporary debates about caste and caste quotas to old and still persisting myths about what is said to constitute the essence of Indian culture. Steering clear of passing intellectual trends as well as partisan politics, Beteille reaches his conclusions based on a careful examination of the evidence, not on a search for facts that fit a preconceived theory. Through his writings, he makes a cogent and passionate appeal to separate sociological theory from the frameworks of social activism.
Ideology & Social Science
André Béteille; Penguin; Rs. 250
Collected stories
The volume brings together Sarang's short stories written in English, both previously published and new, brilliantly highlighting his singular imagination and style. Sarang presents startling thematic variety, always suggestive of strange and haunting alternative universes that transcend time and space. Gritty and disturbing, and leavened by wit and compassion, The Women in Cages is a masterful attempt at capturing the myriad nuances of modern life.
The Women in Cages
Vilas Sarang; Penguin; Rs. 275
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