special omnibus edition brings together the three great historical novels Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote, The Bengal Renaissance forms the backdrop to the Sahitya Akademi Awardwinning Those Days, in which a feudal aristocracy awakens to its social obligations.
In its sequel First Light, a turnofthecentury Bengal, led by Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda, awakens to a new, modern sensibility.
And in The Lonely Emperor, the story of Indias greatest professional stage actor Sisir Bhaduri, the past gives way to the present as the country gains independence.
Those Days Sei Somoy, First Light Prothom Alo, The Lonely Emperor Nisshongo Samrat
Translated by Aruna Chakravarti and Sreejata Guha Sunil Gangopadhyay Bengali: সনল গঙগপধযয was a famous Indian poet and novelist.
Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his Masters degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, Inhe started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas.
Later he wrote for many different publications, Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian childrens literature.
He received Sahitya Academy award infor his novel sitelink Those Days sitelink সই সময়, Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay, Works:Author of well overbooks, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to b Sunil Gangopadhyay Bengali: সনল গঙগপধযয was a famous Indian poet and novelist.
Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his Master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, Inhe started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas.
Later he wrote for many different publications, Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature.
He received Sahitya Academy award infor his novel sitelink Those Days sitelink সই সময়, Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay, Works:Author of well overbooks, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love".
His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems some of which have been translated as sitelink For You, Neera and sitelink Murmur in the Woods have been extremely popular.
As in poetry, Sunil was known for
his unique style in prose, His first novel was Atmaprakash sitelink আতমপরকশ and it was also the first writing from a new comer in literature published in the prestigious magazine Desh.
The novel had inspiration from ' On the road' by Jack Kerouac, His historical fiction Sei Somoy translated into English by Aruna Chakravorty as Those Days received the Indian Sahitya Academy award in.
Shei Somoy continues to be a best seller than two decade after its first publication, The same is true for Prothom Alo sitelink পরথম আল, also translated recently by Aruna Chakravorty as sitelink First Light, another best selling historical fiction and Purbo Paschim sitelink পরব পশচম, translated as sitelink East West a raw depiction of the partition and its aftermath seen through the eyes of three generations of Bengalis in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.
He is also the winner of the Bankim Puraskar, and the Ananda Puraskar twice, inand, Sunil wrote in many other genres including travelogues, children's fiction, short stories, features, and essays, Though he wrote all types of children's fiction, one character created by him that stands out above the rest, was Kakababu, the crippled adventurer, accompanied by his Teenager nephew Santu, and his friend Jojo.
Since, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote overnovels of this wildly popular series, Death:Sunil Gangopadhyay died at:AM onOctoberat his South Kolkata residence, following a heart attack, He was suffering from prostate cancer for some time and went to Mumbai for treatment, Gangopadhyay's body was cremated onOctober at Keoratola crematorium, Kolkata, Awards Honours:He was honored with Ananda Award,and Sahitya Academy Award, sitelink.
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