Download or read book The Best of Tenida written by Aparna Chaudhuri and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s immortal character and his ragtag bunch of friends, now in English The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta. Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children’s literature to a wider audience.
Download or read book Puffin Classics the Best of Tenida written by Narayan Gangopadhyay and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay's immortal character and his ragtag bunch of friends, now in English. The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta. Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay's best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children's literature to a wider audience.
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Download or read book Puffin Classics 16 Book Set written by Penguin Random House Staff and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2008-06-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book When the Time Is Right written by Buddhadeva Bose and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhadeva Bose’s greatest novel When the Time Is Right is a grand family saga set in Calcutta during the last two decades of British rule. Of Rajen Mitra’s five lovely daughters; it is the youngest—the beautiful; intelligent Swati—who is the apple of her father’s eye. As she grows from an impetuous; spirited child to a lonely young woman; Swati is witness to the upheavals and joys of the Mitra family even as the country slides towards the promise of independence and the inevitability of war. Anxious to ensure that his daughters find suitable husbands; Rajen-babu realizes it is only a matter of time before his favourite child too must leave home. While the boorish entrepreneur Prabir Majumdar decides that she will make him a fitting wife; Swati finds herself increasingly drawn to Satyen; the young professor who introduces her to a world of books and the heady poetry of Tagore and Coleridge. First published in Bengali as Tithidore in 1949; When the Time Is Right is a moving tale of a family and a nation.
Download or read book Listen O King written by Sivadasa and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘If you know the answer and do not respond, your head will shatter into pieces!’ In a land of glorious kings, bloodthirsty demons and talking spirits, was born the lore of Vikram and the Vetal. After a series of mysterious events, King Vikramaditya carries the vetal, a witty ghost, on a long journey through death's playground. The vetal narrates the most fascinating tales and asks the most puzzling riddles, leaving Vikram completely stumped. Deepa Agarwal's beautiful translation brings age-old wisdom alive through the vetal's wondrous stories that are bound to confound and captivate readers even today.
Download or read book Chowringhee written by Śaṃkara and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2007 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Day And Night Were Interchangeable. The Immaculately Dressed Chowringhee, Radiant In Her Youth, Had Just Stepped On To The Floor At The Nightclub. Set In 1950S Calcutta, Chowringhee Is A Sprawling Saga Of The Intimate Lives Of Managers, Employees And Guests At One Of Calcutta S Largest Hotels, The Shahjahan. Shankar, The Newest Recruit, Recounts The Stories Of Several People Whose Lives Come Together In The Suites, Restaurants, Bar And Backrooms Of The Hotel. As Both Observer And Participant In The Events, He Inadvertently Peels Off The Layers Of Everyday Existence To Expose The Seamy Underbelly Of Unfulfilled Desires, Broken Dreams, Callous Manipulation And Unbidden Tragedy. What Unfolds Is Not Just The Story Of Individual Lives But Also The Incredible Chronicle Of A Metropolis. Written By Best-Selling Bengali Author Sankar, Chowringhee Was Published As A Novel In 1962. Predating Arthur Hailey S Hotel By Three Years, It Became An Instant Hit, Spawning Translations In Major Indian Languages, A Film And A Play. Its Larger-Than-Life Characters The Enigmatic Manager Marco Polo, The Debonair Receptionist Sata Bose, The Tragic Hostess Karabi Guha, Among Others Soon Attained Cult Status. With Its Thinly Veiled Accounts Of The Private Lives Of Real-Life Celebrities, And Its Sympathetic Narrative Seamlessly Weaving The Past And The Present, It Immediately Established Itself As A Popular Classic. Available For The First Time In English, Chowringhee Is As Much A Dirge As It Is A Homage To A City And Its People.
Download or read book Puffin Classics Set written by Various and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They're Puffin Classics for a reason, it's because they're the best! Puffin Classics match beloved stories with introductions by some of today's most popular authors, along with bonus material perfect for encouraging discussion among friends. This set includes sixteen books that remain some of today's most cherished classics: Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Heidi by Johanna Spyri Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Odyssey by Homer, adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Download or read book Puffin Classics Boxed Set written by Penguin Books, Limited and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boxed set of 4 Puffin Classic novels, with girl appeal.
Download or read book Wisha Wozzariter written by Payal Kapadia and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I wish I was a writer,’ sighed Wisha. ‘Well, you are Wisha Wozzariter,’ said the Bookworm. ‘So I am! But I don’t quite know where to begin.’ ‘At the beginning, of course,’ said the Bookworm, rolling his eyes. Ten-year-old Wisha wishes to be a writer. When she meets Bookworm, she stops wishing and starts writing. With him, she rides on the Thought Express to the Marketplace of Ideas, the Superhero Salon and the Bargain Bazaar, and encounters a motley crew of characters. Along the way, she discovers the creative process by which anything beautiful and lasting is created, a process in which Faith, Luck and Destiny play no mean part. Roger Dahl’s zany illustrations bring Wisha’s imaginative world to life. Join Wisha on this rollicking writer’s adventure and find out how she finally fulfils her dream of becoming a writer!
Download or read book The Mystery of Munroe Island written by Satyajit Ray and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scintillating stories from storyteller extraodinaire, Satyajit Ray Join Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku, eccentric genius and scientist, on an incredible world tour as he confronts a daring doppelgänger, undertakes an experiment to create gold, unravels the mystery of a scientist’s loss of memory and visits an unknown island to look for an amazing fruit, amongst many other escapades. Featuring the indomitable Professor Shonku and a bunch of madcap characters, these brilliantly translated stories bring alive the magic of Satyajit Ray’s imaginative world. To add more to the charm of the anthology are some of Ray’s unique illustrations. Get ready for some hair-raising fun with the weird and wonderful Professor Shonku, whose exploits have held readers spellbound for over five decades.
Download or read book The Rhythm of Riddles written by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saradindu Bandyopadyay's immortal detective Byomkesh Bakshi has enjoyed immense popularity for several decades. From being a household name in the Calcutta of 1930s, when he first created, to a popular face on TV in the 1990s, Byomkesh along with his friend-cum-foil Ajit is perhaps the best-loved of India's literary detectives. This collection brings together three of his classic whodunnits. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black - marketeering ring in rural bengal, these stories take the super sleuth to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out his ingenuity and astuteness. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action-packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new genertion of admirers.
Download or read book Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne and other Stories written by Upendrakishore Roychoudhuri and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-12-23 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a selection of the best of stories by Upendrakishore Roychoudhuri, and the most fascinating of his characters: Goopy and Bagha, dedicated but unsuccessful musicians who are cast out of their homes because their music drives their families and neighbours crazy; Tuntuni, the little bird; the clever fox; Majantali Sarkar, the cat; the intrepid Granny Hunchback; and many others. Swagata Deb’s vibrant translation brings Upendrakishore’s unique magic to a wider audience, giving a new lease of life to these evergreen tales.
Download or read book Adventures Of Feluda Curse Of The Goddess written by Satyajit Ray and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incident near the desolate Chhinnamasta temple on the rocky riverbank of Rajrappa leads to the death of Mahesh Chowdhury, the head of a Hazaribagh family. Adding to the mystery are a set of coded diaries, a valuable stamp collection that is missing and a tiger that is roaming the streets of Hazaribagh. One of Feluda’s most intriguing adventures, this shows the master sleuth at his best.
Download or read book The Puffin Classic Gift Set written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 1367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four of the best-selling and best loved Puffin Classics are gathered together in an attractive and low-priced gift set, and includes Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
