Bengal the Beautiful
- 79 pages
- 3 hours of reading
An English version of the sixty-two sonnets written in 1934 which became a totemic symbol of freedom in Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence.
Jibanananda Das Books
Jibanananda Das stands as perhaps the most popular Bengali poet, recognized as a key precursor to modernism in Bengali literature. While his unfamiliar poetic diction, word choices, and thematic preferences initially took time to resonate, his work eventually captured the hearts of readers. By the latter half of the twentieth century, Das's poetry had become the defining essence of modernism within Bengali poetry.
One of the greatest poets of the subcontinent, Jibanananda Das (1899-1954) redefined the parameters of Bengali poetry in the wake of the impression left by the work of his more traditional compatriot, Rabindranath Tagore. This book presents an English translation of his poetry. schovat popis
Malloban
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Malloban is set in North Calcutta in the winter of 1929. The eponymous protagonist, a lower-middle-class office worker, lives in College Street-a locality known for its bookstores, publishing houses, and universities-with his wife Utpala and their daughter Monu. The novel unfolds through a series of everyday scenes of dysfunction and discontent: bickering about bathrooms and budgeting, family trips to the zoo and the movies, a visit from Utpala's brother's family which displaces Malloban to a boarding house, and the appearance of a frequent late-night visitor to Utpala's upstairs bedroom. Meanwhile, the daughter Monu bears the brunt of her parents' "unlove." Arguably the most beloved poet in modern Bangla after Tagore, Jibanananda wrote a significant number of novels and short stories discovered and published after his death. Malloban is his most popular novel.