Anthology Of Bengali Short Stories – Compiled by Sunil Gangopadhyay; Ed. Sanjukta Dasgupta

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Anthology of Bengali Short Stories: This collection comprises works chosen from writers who were born. between 1940 and 1960. During the period Bengali fiction saw the emergence of some of the most powerful writers. A significant feature of this collection is the fact that the anthology successfully debunks the common perception that contemporary Bengali short stories are mostly are urban. Only eleven stories out of a total of 34 are city centric. The rest have village a backdrop.

Some of the finest short story writers have been included in this volume including Samaresh Majumdar, Subimal Mishra, Subrata Sengupta, Abhijit Sen, Suchitra Bhattacharya, Anita Agnihotri, Amar Mitra, Abul Bashar, Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay to name a few. The editor has curated the best stories of these writers. The characters are painted in many hues. Their aspiration, helplessness and struggle for existence are emotionally moving.