Pather Panchali: Song of the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)
Pather Panchali: Song of the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, translated by Rimi
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0143102958 | EPUB | 504 pages | 2.2 MB
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0143102958 | EPUB | 504 pages | 2.2 MB
In the idyllic village of the Abode of Contentment, Durga and her little brother, Opu, grow up in a world of woods, orchards and adventure. Nurtured on their aunt's songs and stories, they dream of secret magical lands, forbidden gardens and the distant railroad. The grown-up world of debts, resentment and bone-deep poverty barely touches them. Their parents, Shorbojoya and Horihor, also dream of the railroad, though as the gateway to lands with a better future. But can distance really change destiny? Will the railroad augur a triumphant future for the Roys, or a ballad of fates drastically altered?
A powerful testament to the indomitable human will to prevail, this timeless novel comes alive in an incandescent new translation.