{"product_id":"siri-bhenge-bhenge","title":"Siri Bhenge Bhenge","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"247\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"92\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"66\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"105\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"138\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"127\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788172157319\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"184\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"179\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"198\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"247\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"227\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"642\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"262\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eBasudev, an arrogant and self-centered man, has never truly loved anyone except himself. He remains indifferent to the pain, sorrow, and emotions of others. His wife, \u003cstrong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eShikha\u003c\/strong\u003e, has emotionally distanced herself from him, and his children despise him. Basudev is aware of their hatred, yet he remains unaffected, living a life driven by \u003cstrong data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eselfishness and reckless desires\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eHis obsession with other women leads to an affair with \u003cstrong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"725\"\u003eReena, a married woman\u003c\/strong\u003e, who bears his \u003cstrong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"763\"\u003eillegitimate child\u003c\/strong\u003e. Despite his flaws, Basudev continues his life like a \u003cstrong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"832\"\u003ewild horse\u003c\/strong\u003e, refusing to change his ways even at the age of \u003cstrong data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"894\"\u003esixty-six\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, one day, his arrogance pushes him towards a \u003cstrong data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"970\"\u003ereckless decision\u003c\/strong\u003e. Standing on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eeighth-floor staircase\u003c\/strong\u003e, he hears the distant sound of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eapproaching footsteps\u003c\/strong\u003e—but whose footsteps are they? Is it the sound of his \u003cstrong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eego\u003c\/strong\u003e? Or is it the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003ecall of death\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eSiri Bhenge Bhenge\u003c\/em\u003e is an intense psychological exploration of a man trapped in his own pride, facing the inevitable consequences of his actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1675\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1340\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003eShirshendu Mukhopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e was born on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eNovember 2, 1935\u003c\/strong\u003e, in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eBikrampur, Dhaka\u003c\/strong\u003e (now in Bangladesh). His childhood was spent in various places due to his father’s railway job, leading a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1551\"\u003enomadic life\u003c\/strong\u003e across Bihar, North Bengal, East Bengal, and Assam. Many of his childhood experiences have influenced his literary works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eHis literary career began with a short story published in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003eDesh magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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