Anya Jibaner Swad by Sunil Gangopadhyay [Hardcover]

Jahar’s father, Dinesh, once spent his days as a teacher. At that time, teachers earned very little, so Jahar grew up in a financially strained household. His wife, Shanta, is also a simple, traditional woman. Jahar's life revolves around his office; he rarely ventures beyond his routine of office and home. However, this ordinary, homebound life suddenly begins to change. One day, when Jahar visits the apartment of his father’s cousin, Prashanta Basu, and his wife, Julie, on Theatre Road, he feels as though a door to another world is opening before his eyes. This world is completely unfamiliar to him, beyond the usual bounds of his life. The residents of this flat, and the guests who come and go for parties, are people he has never seen up close before. This extraordinary story paints a picture of a different world, life, and society through the eyes of a simple, lower-middle-class office worker.