Andhare Joler Kolahal by Sayak Aman [Paperback]

From eighteen to twenty-eight—this collection, "Aandhare Joler Kolahol", brings together several unpublished short, medium, and Horlicks-free long stories that span a decade of the author's life.

Tired of the tangled web of horror, supernatural, and mystery tales, the author exclaimed "Dhyatteri!" and set out to write something different.

This book is like a star-favorite pop singer suddenly picking up an ektara and wandering down a rural path. Along this journey, you’ll meet a young woman roaming the streets of Kolkata in search of a job, a sci-fi writer crushed under his wife’s relentless words, and a short, stocky footballer who never misses a set-piece shot.

There are stories for children—both the kind they should read and the kind that might just make them grow up too soon. Light and darkness walk hand in hand, and scattered throughout are fleeting waves of emotions lost in the different phases of life.

But don’t be mistaken—this isn’t a mystery- or thriller-free zone. Just when you feel safe, a story will suddenly leave you shivering. Humor and philosophy will lull you into comfort, only to push you off the edge into deep darkness…

Remember that famous line from Forrest Gump, the one Mrs. Gump left as a warning?

"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Sayak Aman’s "Aandhare Joler Kolahol" is exactly that—a box of twenty unexplored chocolates.

Come, take a bite… Let’s see what’s inside.