Chander Pahar by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

Shankar, a Bengali boy who is an expert player, a renowned boxer, and a master swimmer, did not search for a job like a dutiful young man after passing his F.A. (First Arts) exam. Instead, he was drawn by the call of distant lands and set off for faraway East Africa. He got a job working on the new line of the Uganda Railway. There, he unexpectedly met a formidable Portuguese adventurer named Diego Alvarez. Together with this daring adventurer, Shankar embarked on a perilous journey to the unexplored Richtersveld Mountains in search of a hidden diamond mine. Guarding this diamond mine was a gigantic and ferocious monster known as the Dingonek or Bunyip.

Shankar's thrilling struggle for survival on the 'Mountain of the Moon,' as tourists have named the Richtersveld, is a tale that will captivate the imagination of readers of any age. Alongside the story, the vivid and accurate depictions of the African environment are rendered with such skill that they set a standard in the world of Bengali literature. This book, written by Bibhutibhushan for young.