Basu Samaresh (51 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Condition: New. pp. [iv] + 294 + [xlviii].

Condition: New. pp. 152.

Condition: New. pp. [iv] + 294 + [xlviii] 1st Published.

Condition: New. pp. 152 Latest edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

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Condition: New. pp. [iv] + 294 + [xlviii].

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. The slave/Kritodash or Nataputta. 2. The crossing/Pari. 3. The Wrestlers/Uratiya. 4. Goddess of love/Roti Protima. 5. Love is a terrible heartache/Piriti Bishom Jwala. 6. For the love of a Washerwoman/Rajakini Prem. 7. Lust for life/Pran-Pipasha. 8. The function/Jolsha. "Arguably one of the most powerful and versatile prose writers that Bengal has produced, Samaresh Basu was a controversial writer during his lifetime: highly praised by a section of society, and vilified for 'obscenity' by another. Called the Prince of Bengali literature, Samaresh Basu, in his writing, explored relationships and the sub-conscious desires that drove people with dramatic density, lyricism and vividness. Included in this volume are translations of a collection of carefully chosen stories illustrating some of his principal themes, including famous stories such as 'Pari' ('The crossing') and 'Uratiya' ('The Wrestlers') on which the well-known and award-winning films Paar (directed by Goutam Ghosh) and Uttara (directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta) were based.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Arguably one of the most powerful and versatile prose writers that Bengal has produced, Samaresh Basu was a controversial writer during his lifetime: highly praised by a section of society, and vilified for 'obscenity' by another. Called the Prince of Bengali literature, Samaresh Basu in his writing explored relationships and the subconscious desires that drove people with dramatic density, lyricism and vividness. Included in this volume are translations of a collection of carefully chosen stories illustrating some of his principal themes. …

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Hardback. Condition: New. Ruhiton Kurmi has been in jail for seven years. Once a notorious Naxalite a militant leftist revolutionary he is now a withered shell; a man broken by police torture, racked with fevers and sores. The only way he can endure his life is by shutting out the past. But when Ruhiton is moved to a better jail and eventually freed, memories return to haunt him. Ruhiton inevitably looks back upon his youth, his marriage, his home in the Himalayan foothills and he remembers, too, the friends he has killed, the revolutionary colleagues he worked with, and the ideals he once believed in. Dark, powerful, and full of ambiguities, the classic novel Fever, originally written in Bengali in 1977, questions the human cost of revolution and its inevitable transience. A sensation in its time, it remains one of the greatest novels about the Naxalite movement. Fever is an intense look at the universality of militancy, violence, and civil war, and the power of revolutionary ideals to seduce young minds.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ruhiton Kurmi has been in jail for seven years. Once a notorious Naxalitea militant leftist revolutionaryhe is now a withered shell; a man broken by police torture, racked with fevers and sores. The only way he can endure his life is by shutting out the past. But when Ruhiton is moved to a better jail and eventually freed, memories return to haunt him. Ruhiton inevitably looks back upon his youth, his marriage, his home in the Himalayan foothillsand he remembers, too, the friends he has killed, the revolutionary colleagues he worked with, and the ideals he once believed in. Dark, powerful, and full of ambiguities, the classic novel Fever, originally written in Bengali in 1977, questions the human cost of revolution and its inevitable transience. A sensation in its time, it remains one of the greatest novels about the Naxalite movement. Fever is an intense look at the universality of militancy, violence, and civil war, and the power of revolutionary ideals to seduce young minds. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 129 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Translator(s): Sinha, Arunava. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. . 2017. Hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fever.

Condition: New. Translator(s): Sinha, Arunava. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. . 2017. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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