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Bridge to Global Literature
₹475.00
Resonating with timeless relevance, The Prisoner explores questions that defy easy answers, conflicts that have left human existence pining for resolve. Tilottama’s richly crafted prose, suffused with great philosophical depth throws a shaft of light through prison walls and broken voices, through the clashings of loyalty and longing, confinement and freedom, This book presents the eternal search for absolute liberation in a world fraught with moral ambiguity, betrayal to ultimately embark on a quest for boundless love.
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| Dimensions | 21.5 × 14 × 1.5 cm |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 978-81-971522-4-5 |
Watch the reading event of The Prisoner by the writer herself here
A renowned novelist, short story writer and a poet, Tilottama’s writing has been admired widely for their unparalleled depth and linguistic richness by mindful Bengali readers for decades. She has received numerous prestigious awards and accolades for her work, including Ananda Puroshkar – 2003, Ektārā Sreshtho Uponnyas Puroshkar, Bhagolpur Sarat Smriti Puroshkar – 2007, and Rajpat Kakkanadan Foundation Sahithya Puraskaram – 2013. Basudhara, Shamukkhol, Rajpat are some of her acclaimed works of fiction. She is also a prolific short-story writer, essayist and a poet. Her stories have been translated and included in Flaming Flowers (Vol 1) anthology of women writers from Bengal in 2022.
Adrija Ghosh is a writer, translator, and producer. She was awarded a translation residency at Dragon Hall, Norwich by the National Centre for Writing in May 2022. Her debut collection ‘the commerce between tongues’ is forthcoming with Broken Sleep Books in June 2023. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @byadrija.
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