Translated from the Bengali by Anindita Mukherjee
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A representative anthology of poems by one of Bengal’s most revered poets, Mridul Dasgupta, translated from the Bengali into English by Anindita Mukherjee
“This stunning collection introduces English speakers to Mridul Dasgupta, a major contemporary Bengali poet of tremendous lyric range and power, in dynamic translations that evoke each hummingbird-like shift of mood, feeling, tempo and diction.”
– Joy Ladin, author of Once out of Nature and Family: Poems
Mridul Dasgupta is a Bengali poet and a journalist by profession. He was born on 3 April 1955 in Serampore. Till now he has published six books of poetry and has contributed significantly to children’s literature. In 1974, he received the National Writers Award. He was subsequently presented with the Bangla Academy Award in 2000 and Rabindra Puroshkar in 2012.
Anindita Mukherjee is a poet and translator. She lives in Edmonton. Her first chapbook titled Nothing and Variations (2022) was featured in the top ten young Indian voices, published by Hawakal Publishers. In 2024, she was selected as a fellow for the Horizons Writing Circle, supported by the Edmonton Arts Council. She is also a literary scholar and has held research fellowships in the US, Canada, and London. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the Department of English and Film Studies in University of Alberta. She researches on Poetics and Philosophy of Literature.
| Weight | 0.357 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 14.5 × 1 cm |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 140 |
| ISBN | 978-81-976847-6-0 |
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