Check in every Thursday for a new set of five! Today we have Manoj Basu, Achintya Kumar Sengupta, Annada Shankar Ray, Humayun Kabir and Satinath Bhaduri.
Nishikutumba by Manoj Basu
Translated as Nishikutumba by Shrikant Trivedi
This Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel satirically narrates the thieving adventures of a few varied individuals.
Pratham Kadam Phool by Achintya Kumar Sengupta
The novel depicts a web of romantic and familial relationships. It has also been adapted into a film.
Pathe Prabase by Annada Shankar Ray
A long and detailed diary covering his travels in Europe. It cemented his presence in the literary world.
Nadi O Nari by Humayun Kabir
Self-translated as Men and Rivers
The novel portrays the lives of Bengali Muslims living along the Padma river. It was also adapted for the screen.
Jagari by Satinath Bhaduri
Translated as The Vigil by Lila Ray
A semi-autobiographical novel set in the backdrop of the Quit India Movement, it is written in four parts: from the perspectives of Bilu, a revolutionary sentenced to death, his father, mother and brother. It earned Bhaduri the first ever Rabindra Puraskar.
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