নয়টি উপন্যাস

by Suchitra Bhattacharya

348 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Her writing focuses on contemporary social issues. She is a perceptive observer of the changing urban milieu and her writing closely examines the contemporary Bengali middle class. Crisis in human relationships and the changing values of the present era along with degeneration of the moral fibre of the society in the backdrop of globalisation and consumerism are depicted in her prose. Exploitations and sufferings of women regardless of their social or economic identities find a distinct voice in her writing. While she is famous for her writing on women's issues, she does not consider herself as a feminist. She took up many odd jobs in her early youth and finally joined the public service which she left in 2004 to become a fulltime writer. Her long career is reflected in many of her stories and novels.

Over the past two decades, Suchitra has written about 24 novels and a large number of short stories in different leading Bangla literary magazines. Some of her acclaimed novels are Kachher Manush (Close to Me), Dahan (The Burning), Kacher Dewal(The Wall Of Glass), Hemonter Pakhi(Bird of Autumn), Neel Ghurni, Aleek Shukh(Heavenly happiness), Gabhir Ashukh (A Grave Illness), Uro Megh(Flying Cloud), Chhera Taar, Alochhaya(Shadows Of Light), Anyo Basanto(Another Spring), Parabas, Palabar Path Nei, Aami Raikishori, Rangin Pritibi and Jalchhobi among others. Her novels and short stories have been translated into many Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and English. She also writes novels and short stories for children. Her novel Dahan was made into a movie by famous Bengali director, Rituparno Ghosh.

Reviews

[Enakshi Mukherjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book by Suchitra Bhattacharya is a compilation of nine novels which are the tales of the daily lives of a middle class Indian family. The themes of feminism, women standing strong and determined and daily problems faced by middle class couples or families are highlighted beautifully. The language is lucid which makes it more appealing to people who can relate their journeys with that of the characters. The plot is slowly yet thoughtfully built were there is a scope of anticipation, expectations and then comes the climax.
Next time pick this book up when you feel overwhelmed with your lives. You will find simplicity here. 🌼