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The Ruffian unbuttons history and lore lurking in Kolkata’s long, overlooked underbelly. As seen through the lenses of an old ruffian– here unheard voices hold hands with the shrieks in the forgotten alley, strangest of lovers wander away, street loonies whisper in the ears of failed leaders, and abandoned children curl up into the bosoms of unloved women and together they weave a timeless memoir of the city and its moonshines.
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| Dimensions | 22 × 14.5 × 1.5 cm |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 132 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81966900-6-9 |
Read the conversation between Swapnamoy Chakraborty and Biswajit Panda here
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One of the most renowned literary voices of contemporary Bengali prose, Swapnamoy Chakraborty was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Academy award for his novel “Jaler Upar Pani” in 2023. With a prolific writing career spanning over five decades, he has had the unique honor of being both critically acclaimed and well-received by Bengali readers. Among other recognitions, his novel “Abantinagar” won the Bankim Puraskar in 2005. He has over thirty novels and numerous short stories to his name. The Ruffian is his first translated work in English.
A passionate translator and writer, Kathakali Jana heads administration and events at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata. She is a regular contributor of features and columns on the Arts in various mainstream and niche publications.
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