{"product_id":"purbapashchim","title":"Purbapashchim","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"101\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"80\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunil Gangopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"132\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"146\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"185\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"169\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789350401729\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"198\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"231\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1289 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"248\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"734\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"307\"\u003e\"Purbapashchim\"\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"327\"\u003emonumental\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"350\"\u003egroundbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e novel that fills a significant gap in Bengali literature by depicting the \u003cstrong data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"447\"\u003ePartition of India\u003c\/strong\u003e and its long-lasting effects on both East and West Bengal. 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It masterfully captures the \u003cstrong data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"979\"\u003echanging landscapes of both Bengals\u003c\/strong\u003e, blending \u003cstrong data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003ehistory, migration, identity crisis, and cultural evolution\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003eInstead of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003esingle protagonist\u003c\/strong\u003e, the novel presents multiple \u003cstrong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003eequally significant\u003c\/strong\u003e characters, some of whom even step beyond Bengal's borders to explore \u003cstrong data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1239\"\u003eEurope and America\u003c\/strong\u003e. The narrative shifts seamlessly between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003eKolkata's intellectual circles and coffee houses\u003c\/strong\u003e to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eglittering metropolises of the West\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a truly \u003cstrong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eglobal yet deeply rooted\u003c\/strong\u003e Bengali novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1525\"\u003eThe title, \u003cem data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1473\"\u003ePurbapashchim\u003c\/em\u003e (East-West), carries a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003emulti-layered meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eIt represents \u003cstrong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003eEast and West Bengal\u003c\/strong\u003e and their intertwined histories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003eIt symbolizes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003ethe larger global division\u003c\/strong\u003e between the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003eEastern and Western hemispheres\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003eIt reflects \u003cstrong data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003ehuman aspirations\u003c\/strong\u003e, oscillating between \u003cstrong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003etradition and modernity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003erise and fall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1826\"\u003ebeginning and end\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eAwarded the prestigious \u003cstrong data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eAnanda Puraskar\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003ePurbapashchim\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1918\"\u003emodern prose epic\u003c\/strong\u003e of Bengali life, written by the author of \u003cem data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1972\"\u003eSei Somoy\u003c\/em\u003e (Those Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2463\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2041\"\u003eSunil Gangopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003elegendary\u003c\/strong\u003e Bengali writer, poet, and editor. 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