Scarlet Dragonflies And Other Stories from the Sunderbans

Author: Amrita Nilanjana

Brand: Niyogi Books

Edition: First Edition

Binding: flexibound

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 02-11-2025

Details: Man and beast come together, rage together in the undulating staccato of Amrita Nilanjana’s ambitious collection of short stories from Sundarbans and beyond. The shimmering waves of the Ganges, pungent tiger musk too close for comfort, the menacing, oppressive silence of the Sundarbans, its terrifying beauty and the valiant perseveration of the people who inhabit it—make up the diegetic universe of this land. The velocity of being meets new limits in her prose, each detail only proving the accumulated gnosis of a well-examined life—Amrita Nilanjana’s is a formidable talent to look out for.
About the Author: Born and raised in Kolkata, Amrita Nilanjana obtained a Master’s degree and an MPhil in English Literature from Calcutta University. After migrating to Delhi, she taught English Literature as a visiting faculty at the post graduate level in Delhi University. She is also a theatre critic and a short story writer. An avid reader and a restless traveller, Amrita Nilanjana is particularly fascinated by artisan communities, living in remote areas, and has launched a silent campaign to return to these artisans their pride and their rightful place in society. Her translation of Ritwik Ghatak’s plays Five Plays: Ritwik Ghatak was published in 2018.

EAN: 9788199024304

Languages: English