Bengal the Beautiful
Author: Jibanananda Das
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first English translation of a collection discovered in an exercise-book twenty years after Das's untimely death.
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A Poet Apart
Author: Clinton B. Seely
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to the work, artistic development, and literary world of Jibanananda Das, one of the most quoted poets in both Bangladesh and West Bengal. From the 1930s came the rhapsodic sonnet cycle posthumously published under the title of Bengal the Beautiful, and from the 1940s, poetry that reflected his struggle with the problems of a world at war.
Tiger Boy
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2015-04-14
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1607345439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.
Selected Poems
Author: Jibanananda Das
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780143100263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJibanananda Das' lyricism is unparalleled in Bengali literature. His early poems are vivid, eloquent celebrations of the beauty of Bengal; his later works, written in the 1940s and 50s, are darker, comments on political issues and current affairs like the Second World War, the Bengal Famine of '43 and Hindu - Muslim riots at the time of Partition. Born in 1899, Jibanananda belonged to a group of poets who tried to shake off Tagore's poetic influence. While he is best known for poetry that reveals a deep love for nature and rural landscapes, tradition and history, Jibanananda is also strikingly urban, and introspective, his work centring on themes of loneliness, depression and death. He was a master of word-images, and his unique poetic idiom drew on tradition but was startlingly new.
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Author: Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Publisher: Archipelago
Published: 2021-05-11
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1939810809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA deeply humane new collection by a luminary of Bengali literature A radiant collection of poetry about womanhood, intimacy, and the body politic that together evokes the arc of an ordinary life. Nabaneeta Dev Sen's rhythmic lines explore the joys and agonies of first love, childbirth, and decay with a restless, tactile imagination, both picking apart and celebrating the rituals that make us human. When she warns, "know that blood can be easily drawn by lips," her words tune to the fierce and biting depths of language, to the "treachery that lingers on tongue tips." At once compassionate and unsparing, conversational and symphonic, these poems tell of a rope shivering beneath an acrobat's nimble feet or of a twisted, blood-soaked umbilical cord -- they pluck the invisible threads that bind us together.
Seeking Bauls of Bengal
Author: Jeanne Openshaw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-07-25
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780521811255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author charts the rise of Bauls to their present iconic status as minstrels and mystics.
Folk-tales of Bengal
Author: Lal Behari Day
Publisher:
Published: 1883
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Bengal Identity
Author: Eileen Watkins
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Published: 2018-03-27
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1496710592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA case of Bengal catnapping leads a groomer-turned-sleuth to a deadly new case in this cozy cat mystery by the author of Feral Attraction. Grooming and boarding the cats of Chadwick, New Jersey, has introduced Cassie McGlone to some colorful characters, both human and feline. But something’s fishy about the agitated young man who wants to board his big, brown cat, Ayesha. After a bath washes dye out of the cat's coat and reveals beautiful spots, Cassie suspects Ayesha may in fact be a valuable Bengal show cat—possibly stolen. And when Ayesha's alleged owner turns up dead, it looks like whoever wants the beautiful Bengal is not pussyfooting around. Working with the police, Cassie and her staff need to be careful not to reveal the purloined purebred's whereabouts while they discreetly make inquiries with cat breeders to find her real owners. But after a break-in attempt rattles Cassie's cage, it's clear someone let the cat out of the bag. Now Cassie better act fast to catch a killer who may be grooming her to be the next victim. “It doesn’t take a cat lover to fall in love with this perfectly crafted cozy series.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Song Offerings (Gitanjali)
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNobel Prize-winning Bengali poet's major work in its first English verse translation.
Tales of India
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2018-02-27
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1452166757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditional Indian lore through the eyes of two artists. “Their collaboration is nothing short of phenomenal. The illustrations take you into another world.” —Medium A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites—epic quests and talking animals—alongside delightful surprises—an irreverent sense of humor and an array of bold, inspiring heroines. Each tale in this ebook comes alive alongside exquisite artwork by a pair of contemporary Indian artists.
