| Publisher |
Eka |
| Publication Year |
2023 |
| ISBN-13 |
9789357762809 |
| ISBN-10 |
9357762809 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
352 Pages |
| Language |
(Hindi) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
22 X 14 X 1.5 |
| Weight (grms) |
289 |
| Subject |
Fiction/non-fiction |
THE SECOND PART OF THE RUNAWAY BOY, WINNER OF THE KALINGA LITERARY FESTIVAL AWARD
The second part of this extraordinary trilogy takes us into the late 1960s and early 1970s when the rumblings of liberation grew louder in East Pakistan and refugees came pouring into India, seeking asylum in the camps of West Bengal. The Naxalite movement too was gathering momentum; the Communist Party split into CPI (M) and CPI (ML), and a bitter power tussle ensued between them and the ruling Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi. Amidst this bloody battle, we find a twenty-something Jibon in Calcutta, driven to rage by hunger, inequity and a naïve, contagious nationalistic fervour.
This burning torch of a novel is a compelling portrait of a youth negotiating the streets of Calcutta, looking to seize a life that is constantly denied to him.
Manoranjan Byapari
Manoranjan Byapari writes in Bengali. He was born in the mid-fifties in Barishal, Bangladesh. His family migrated to West Bengal in India when he was three. They were resettled in Bankura at the Shiromanipur Refugee Camp. Later, they were forced to shift to the Gholadoltala Refugee Camp, 24 Parganas, and lived there till 1969. However, Byapari had to leave home at the age of fourteen to do odd jobs.
Manoranjan Byapari
Eka