Srikanta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay [Hardcover]

"In a similar way, Stendhal once said, 'I carry the mirror on my back, reflecting the blue sky and the muddy road.' The same is true for Sarat Chandra, the greatest storyteller of Bengali literature, both in life and in literature. He always wanted to reconcile the truth of literature and the truth of life. In the expansive sensitivity of inner life consciousness and in the astonishingly colorful storytelling, Sarat Chandra surpassed everyone. His classical novel 'Srikanta' is the best example of novel art. All the unique characteristics of a skilled novelist are found here. Additionally, from the perspective of the simultaneously ongoing and wandering, attached and detached Srikanta, various events of life, various people, and the vivid portrayal and transformation of various characters are depicted. Indranath, Rajlakshmi, Kamallata, Sunanda, Abhaya are timeless. They transcend the boundaries of time and space."