Detective Byomkesh Bakshi | ഡിക്ടറ്റീവ് ബ്യോംഗേഷ് ബക്ഷി

by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay

ബംഗാളി സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ ഷെർലക്ക് ഹോംസ് എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ബ്യോംഗേഷ് ബക്ഷിയുടെ (കുറ്റാ)സത്യാന്വേഷണ പരമ്പരകൾ. കുറ്റാന്വേഷണ സാഹിത്യത്തിന് നവമാനങ്ങൾ നൽകിയ ശരദിന്ദു ബന്ദ്യോപധ്യായ ആദ്യമായി മലയാളത്തിൽ.

420 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 29, 2021

About the author

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: শরদিন্দু বন্দোপাধ্যায়; 30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was a well-known literary figure of Bengal. He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi.
He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. However, his forte was short stories and novels. He wrote historical fiction like Kaler Mandira, GourMollar (initially named as Mouri Nodir Teere), Tumi Sandhyar Megh, Tungabhadrar Teere (all novels), Chuya-Chandan, Maru O Sangha (later made into a Hindi film named Trishangni) and stories of the unnatural with the recurring character Baroda. Besides, he wrote many songs and poems.

Awards: 'Rabindra Puraskar' in 1967 for the novel 'Tungabhadrar Tirey'. 'Sarat Smriti Purashkar' in 1967 by Calcutta University.

Reviews

[Shyam Mohan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book from an indian point of view. Byomkesh Bakshi is often called th indian Sherlock Holmes and the book goves is insight to th detective world created by sri Sharabindu Bandopadhyay in the pre independence era of india set in the background of Bengal. The translation of the book was very good also.