“The unlikely love story of marine biologist Piya Sarkar and illiterate fisherman Fokir against the backdrop of the haunting Sunderbans, where political turmoil can take your life as easily as the semi-divine tigers. Also the s...tory of Kanai Dutt, running a successful translation business out of Delhi, trying to make sense of himself and his family's ideological past.
From its depictions of the dangerous beauty of the Sunderbans, deep insights into its multi-faceted residents, the fantastical folklore surrounding the cult of the tiger and the jungle, evocative human bonds in the face of adversity, dissection of political ideas both utopian and reactionary, deep-rooted environmental and social themes, this novel achieves a near-perfect score almost effortlessly.
As effortlessly as the surging tide changes the landscape of the Sunderbans, daily.”
udayan wrote this review Sunday, October 9, 2011.
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