Upanyas Samagra 4 by Suchitra Bhattacharya [Hardcover]

Suchitra Bhattacharya is a renowned name in Bengali literature. Even at the time of her sudden departure, she was deeply immersed in her creative work and remained within a large circle of widespread admiration. Over her roughly 22-year-long career as a novelist, she wrote countless works. She frequently explored the depths of contemporary society and, with her impactful novels, unabashedly tore away at the social facades we wear. She created powerful female characters, and while her sensitivity to women’s issues set her apart, she was fundamentally a humanist writer. Alongside the struggles, crises, defiance, and self-doubt of middle-class life, Suchitra also explored the various forms of alienation and loneliness in urban society. Her stories repeatedly engage the reader with a sense of familiarity, as she was acutely aware of the subject matter she addresses. The fourth volume of Upanyas Samagra compiles nine of her novels—Hriday Atal, Uro Megh, Hothat Aronne, Aloik Sukha, Hothat Ekdin, Alochhaya, Bish, Jolchhobi, and Bhanga Ayna.