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Those Days- A Novel
 

Those Days- A Novel

by Sunil Gangopadhyay

This novel is set in 19th centruy Bengal against the backdrop of the Bengal Renaissance and the 1857 uprising. This translation from Bengali weaves history and fiction into a highly readable fabric. (read review)

Top tags: a saga of human frailties and strength.,  bengali literature (all tags)

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Jaideep
  • Rated 4 stars

“a great book on bengal in those days. i loved it and somehow it explained why bengal is the way it is today...the mindset of some of the bengalis.”

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  • Rated 4.428571 stars
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  • Rated 5 stars
  

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  • Mitraa G

    mitraa g said:

    “I read the Bengali version -Sei Somoi part 1 and 2. I loved the first novel more. It is favulous, a product of very hard work on history, society and literature I suppose! 5 Star.”

    posted Friday, March 7 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • shantanudutta

    shantanudutta said:

    “A fascinating journey into history and a peep into the lives of the towering personalities of nineteenth century Bengal.”

    posted Wednesday, January 23 2008
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