শিরশেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়ের পারাপার

Lalit, a thirty-one-year-old young man, had been diagnosed with cancer. After a period of temporary recovery, he was discharged from the hospital—picked up by Shambhu, the landlord's son, and his dear friend Tulsi. From this simple beginning, the novel Parapar (The Crossing) gradually but masterfully unfolds into a vast, expansive world. In the collision of events, all direct and perceived experiences change at every moment, blending the domestic with the spiritual. Life progresses through the interconnected experiences of various and often opposing characters—Lalit, his elderly mother, Tulsi, Mridula, Sanjay, Rini, Aditya, Shashwati, Aparna, Biman, and Romen (whose gaze can bring even a sorrowful person contemplating suicide closer to God). These characters move forward together towards a unique wholeness. From sorrow to joy, rejection to love, death to life, the journey of human existence is a continuous, meaningful crossing. In this heartfelt novel, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay confronts the reader with this profound sense of human experience.