• ISBN13: 9788189738686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction
• Publisher: Niyogi Books
• Publisher Imprint: Niyogi Books
• Publication Date: August 18, 2011
• Pages: 300
• Original Price: 300.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: N/A

Translated from the Bengali original, the book raises many socio-political, moral and feminist issues. The protagonist embodies the tension of the offbeat storyline that keeps the reader spellbound. On the longlist of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2010.

Sunil Gangopadhyay (b. 1934) is one of the most illustrious literary figures in the world of Bengali literature. A critically acclaimed poet and a best-selling novelist and writer, he has so far penned eighteen novels, numerous collections of poems, children's books, short stories and essays. Many of his novels have been translated into English and there have been cinematic adaptations of his works as well. He is the founder-editor of Krittibas, a groundbreaking Bengali poetry journal and joint editor of the reputed Bengali literary magazine, Desh. He has attended several international literary conferences and has won many prestigious awards including Ananda Puraskar (1972 and 1989), Sahitya Akademi Award (1985) and Saraswati Samman (2005). He has been elected president of the Sahitya Akademi and is a visiting professor at Visva-Bharati University.