Bhut-potrir Deshe by Abanindranath Thakur [Hardcover]

Is Harunde really the Caliph Harun al-Rashid of Baghdad, and is Kichkinde his masur, meaning his African servant? Who can fly through the sky on a magic carpet and see everything in heaven, earth, and the underworld with a magic telescope?

Old Kichkinde does not believe these things. He thinks Harunde is crazy. His mind has gone mad reading the history of the world, Persian novels, and detective stories. That's why he always tells made-up stories. Kichkinde knows unknown stories from Satya, Treta, Dwapar, and Kali—the four ages.

But whether true or false, their stories have a unique charm. When you reach the haunted land of ghosts, the stories of Mughal emperors mix with the tales of Sindbad, and the flute of the shepherd boy merges with the story of Ramachandra. You don't even notice how and when they blend together.

This strange book of lost whims and fancies is—'Bhootpatrir Desh'.