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OverviewHutom Pyanchar Naksha (literally, 'Sketches by Hutom the Owl'), a set of satirical portraits in Bengali about ordinary life in the nineteenth century, is so popular that it has never been out of print since its publication in 1861-2. The author of the sketches, Kaliprasanna Sinha (1840-70), ran several literary journals, founded the Bidyotsahini Sabha (Association for the Cultivation of Knowledge), established a theatre house named Bidyotsahini Theatre to promote Bengali drama, published the Bengali translation of the Mahabharata, and donated generously to social causes and projects of social reform. The Observant Owl, originally published in 2008, is the first ever English translation of Kaliprasanna's work. It presents a joyously irreverent portrait of the city he lived in. The writing is so vivid that one finds within these pages a sense of walking through a nineteenth-century city as fishwives call out their wares, housewives hurry to the river for baths, thieves pick pockets, and carriages creak through slush and rotting banana peels, carting passengers high on ganja. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Swarup RayPublisher: Primus Books Imprint: Primus Books Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.685kg ISBN: 9789358520361ISBN 10: 9358520361 Pages: 340 Publication Date: 18 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSwarup Roy is Associate Professor in English at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, West Bengal. His areas of interest are postcolonial studies and translation studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |