Classic Satyajit Ray by Satyajit Ray [Paperback]

About the Book: Classic Satyajit Ray A Collection of Satyajit Ray's best short stories in one Volume Best-known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skillful short story writers of his generation. Ray's short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that characterizes his films. This collection brings together Ray's best short stories-including such timeless gems as Khagam, Indigo, Fritz, Bhutto, The Pterodactyls Egg, Big Bill, Patol Babu, Film Star and The Hungry Septopus-which readers of all ages will enjoy About the Author: Satyajit Ray  (1921-92) was one of the greatest film-makers of his time. In 1992, he was awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In the same year, he was also honored with the Bharat Ratna. Ray was also a writer of repute, and his short stories, novellas, poems and articles, written in Bengali, have been immensely popular. Many of his books are bestsellers in English translation as well About the Translator: Gopa Majumdar Gopa Majumdar is an award-winning translator who has translated all of Satyajit Ray's work for Penguin