{"product_id":"unki","title":"Unki","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"78\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"54\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Samaresh Majumdar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"109\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"91\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upanyas (Novel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"146\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"126\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"185\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789354252891\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"220\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"214\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"246\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"261\"\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eThe novel portrays \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"311\"\u003etwo contrasting worlds\u003c\/strong\u003e in the tea garden regions of \u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eTerai\u003c\/strong\u003e—the \u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eaffluent babupara\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eimpoverished labor colonies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"539\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"430\"\u003eUnki\u003c\/strong\u003e, a young girl from the labor settlement, carries a \u003cstrong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"536\"\u003etragic fate despite her name meaning ‘God’s child’\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eShe suffers from a \u003cstrong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"591\"\u003elarge boil on her forehead\u003c\/strong\u003e, gradually \u003cstrong data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"631\"\u003ecovering one of her eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"725\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"689\"\u003eHer poor parents cannot afford medical treatment\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving her condition to worsen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"836\"\u003eHowever, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"824\"\u003egroup of privileged boys—Khokon, Atin, and Dipu—develop a deep bond of compassion\u003c\/strong\u003e for Unki.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eThey \u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"899\"\u003etake up the challenge of arranging Unki’s treatment\u003c\/strong\u003e, leading to her \u003cstrong data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"963\"\u003eoperation in a major hospital in Jalpaiguri\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"999\"\u003eBut what happens after that?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003eSamaresh Majumdar’s \u003cem data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eUnki\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003emadeshiya girl walking toward an uncertain horizon\u003c\/strong\u003e, where \u003cstrong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003ehope and despair intertwine\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"2015\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1201\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eBorn:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 1944.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1218\"\u003eChildhood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grew up in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003etea gardens of Duars\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003eEducation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003eJalpaiguri Zilla School\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003eB.A. in Bengali from Scottish Church College, Kolkata\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eM.A. from the University of Calcutta\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003eLiterary Journey:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1556\"\u003eStarted with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003egroup theater\u003c\/strong\u003e before transitioning into \u003cstrong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1553\"\u003eplaywriting and then storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eFirst short story published in Desh magazine in 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1641\"\u003eDebut novel:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eDour\u003c\/em\u003e (serialized in Desh, 1975).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1865\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1699\"\u003eNotable Works:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1865\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1865\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1847\"\u003eDour, Ei Ami Renu, Uttaradhikar, Bandinibas, Boro Paap Hey, Ujan Ganga, Bashbhumi, Lokkhi’r Panchali, Unish Bish, Sawar, Kalbela, Kalpurush\u003c\/em\u003e, and many 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