{"product_id":"sekaler-goyenda-kahini-vol-4","title":"SEKALER GOYENDA KAHINI Vol-4","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"308\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"104\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e অরিন্দম দাশগুপ্ত (Arindam Dasgupta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"173\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"226\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"210\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789354256615\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"239\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 532\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"271\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 775 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"308\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"288\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"775\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"326\"\u003eThis book explores the \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eforgotten legacy of women writers\u003c\/strong\u003e in early Bengali detective fiction. While the \u003cstrong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eenthusiastic readership\u003c\/strong\u003e of detective stories included many women—from \u003cstrong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"545\"\u003ehousewives to educated young women\u003c\/strong\u003e—their contributions as \u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eauthors\u003c\/strong\u003e often remained overlooked. The \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"637\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003echallenges they faced\u003c\/strong\u003e were immense: lack of recognition, \u003cstrong data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"709\"\u003elimited publishing opportunities\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"735\"\u003estrong criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e from a male-dominated literary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003eDespite these barriers, between \u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"826\"\u003e1918 and 1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, around \u003cstrong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"879\"\u003ethirty detective novels written by women\u003c\/strong\u003e were published in book form, while many others were serialized in newspapers and magazines. Female authors also \u003cstrong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003etranslated English detective stories\u003c\/strong\u003e, proving their \u003cstrong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eliterary prowess\u003c\/strong\u003e was equal to their male counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003eThis volume compiles \u003cstrong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003ea rare collection\u003c\/strong\u003e of these detective stories, most of which were \u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003eoriginally published in magazines\u003c\/strong\u003e and later \u003cstrong data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1271\"\u003ecompiled into books\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book not only showcases the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003eforgotten voices of Bengali women writers\u003c\/strong\u003e but also challenges \u003cstrong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003emisconceptions\u003c\/strong\u003e—such as the idea that \u003cstrong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1462\"\u003emale writers secretly ghostwrote these stories\u003c\/strong\u003e. The lack of a separate market for women’s detective fiction debunks such claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eThrough this collection, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003emodern readers\u003c\/strong\u003e can rediscover the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003econtributions of pioneering women\u003c\/strong\u003e in Bengali detective literature and enjoy a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1751\"\u003eunique perspective on early 20th-century crime fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"2155\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eAbout the Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1780\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1800\"\u003eArindam Dasgupta\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian with degrees from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003eVisva-Bharati University, Jadavpur University, and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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