Days of Longing by Nirmal Verma Translated by Krishna Baldev Vaid

Days of Longing by Nirmal Verma Translated by Krishna Baldev Vaid

The beauty of my country is its colourful culture and diverse language which makes it so rich yet so different. I have always regretted not knowing to read all our languages and hence indulge in reading a lot of translations. This pick was one of them and I am glad I made a wise choice. This book is timeless and quintessential. You can finish it in one sitting and would not even realise, that you have completed a novel. The translation is brilliant and very lyrical. The wonderful facet of this book is its multiple layers of emotions, which adds …

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The Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakurni

The Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakurni

My first acquaintance with Chitra Banerjee Divakurni’s work was through her novel The Spice Mistress.The film had released by the time I had started reading the novel but I opted not to watch the film, as I believe a film adapted from a novel can never entirely capture the essence of a writer’s emotions.Being a Bengali, any story set in Bengal has always fascinated me. The Oleander Girl is aquest of a young Bengali woman and her journey to find her identity. Korobi orphaned at birth, is brought up in  a traditional household by adring over protective grandparents. She spends seventeen years of …

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