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BOSOBAS Mondakranta Sen Bengali Fiction Novel Bangla Contemporary Samajik Upanyas Kolkata Sahitya Akademi Ananda Puroshkar Author [Hardcover] MANDAKRANTA SEN Hardcover – 1 January 2019

Bengali Edition by MANDAKRANTA SEN (Author)
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Set in the post-Emergency period of the 70s, Kolkata is witnessing changes in its cultural, political and societal landscape. The television has newly arrived and blackouts are a daily affair. ‘Para culture’ or camaraderie and gossiping among locality neighbours is still an integral part of Kolkata. Jashodhara, the protagonist, considers herself accomplished in her role as wife, a mother and a daughter-in-law. This novel take us along the ups and downs of her relationship with her in-laws and husband: love, contempt, prejudice and sacrifice. Jashodhara’s carefully constructed seemingly happy house of cards comes crashing down when she learns that her daughter is in love with a Muslim man. Her morally righteous mind gets a rude jolt when her son informs her of his intention to marry his teacher who is older than him. How does Jashodhara come to terms with her children rebelling against her benchmarked moral and religious values and at the same time, grapple with her own inadequacies as Bengali housewife? Bosobas conveys the fragility, complexity, and inequality of female desire with groundbreaking depth and emotional power. The main character of this novel is Time - for it tests and shapes each relationship in its passing. Sahitya Akademi Award and Ananda Puroshkar winning author Mandakranta Sen has combined masterful storytelling with her unmatched skill at realistic characterization and meticulous eye for detail to weave a novel of dazzling ambition and scope.
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  1. Print length
    448 pages
  2. Language
    Bengali
  3. Publisher
    Patra Bharati
  4. Publication date
    1 January 2019
  5. Dimensions
    20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    8183745903
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8183745901
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Patra Bharati (1 January 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Bengali
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8183745903
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8183745901
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 600 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 18 ratings

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Sneha Kar
5.0 out of 5 stars best contemporary novel of recent times
Reviewed in India on 13 January 2020
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Both content and narrative are very relatable
Joshodhara ,the main character, is flawed. As a reader, I feel her flaws are owed much to the society that she lived in that conditioned her beliefs and opinions but also, certain gender-based expectations and denials that accrued to her have made her very orthodox.
This book is a sure shot winner
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Meghdip Dasgupta
5.0 out of 5 stars very powerful
Reviewed in India on 27 December 2019
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superb picture of old Kolkata and middle class bengali household, amazing novel!
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Tripti ghosh
1.0 out of 5 stars Very much disappointed after reading.
Reviewed in India on 9 January 2022
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So much inconsistency in this book.
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Swagata Chatterjee
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Reviewed in India on 16 December 2019
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mandakranta sen is a force to reckon with
a middle-class bengali household in Kolkata of 1970s has been captured perfectly
the changing mindset, technology and family ties all have been shown
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