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Hawa Hawa
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Hawa Hawa
"The stories collected in this book were originally published in Bengali by Protikkhon in 1995 as part of the volume Nabarun Bhattacharya, Chhotogolppa"--Title page verso.
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A collection of inventive and surprising short stories from one of India’s most prominent countercultural writers.
In this wildly inventive collection of Nabarun Bhattacharya’s stories, we meet characters such as a trigger-happy cop in an authoritarian police state, a man who holds on to a piece of rope from a deadly noose, a retired revolutionary thrilled by delusions of grandeur, and people working for a corporation that arranges lavish suicides for a price.
Ranging from scathing satires of society to surreal investigations of violence and love, these stories are also a window onto the political and social climate in Bengal. They trace both pan-Indian developments like the 1975 Emergency and local ones, such as militant-leftist Naxalism and the decades-long Communist reign in the state.
Expertly translated from the Bengali, Hawa Hawa and Other Stories is a journey through the mind of one of the most daring countercultural writers of India, one with particular resonance in these chaotic times.
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Bhattacharya's Hawa Hawa is praised for its biting satire and timeless wisdom, skilfully bridging past and present. While rooted in daily life, the stories are infused with surreal elements from Calcutta's realities. Some reviewers note it's a slow and unsettling read, yet its critique of power dynamics remains ever relevant.
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ISBN: 9780857429827
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Contributors:
- Translated by Subha Prasad Sanyal
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 367g
Pages: 152
About the Author
Nabarun Bhattacharya (1948–2014) was born into a family of writers, filmmakers, artists and academics. A journalist from 1973 to 1991, he gave up that career in order to become a full-time writer. His best-known works include the novel Harbert (1992). Subha Prasad Sanyal is the winner of the Harvill-Secker Young Translator’s Prize (2018). He is pursuing a degree in English from Jadavpur University, Calcutta.
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