The Menagerie And Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries

Author : Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0143061968

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The Menagerie and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries by Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa Pdf

Byomkesh Bakshi's appeal as the self-styled inquisitor, a detective not by profession but by passion, has found him a dedicated following among generations of readers. The present collection of stories, all set in Calcutta of the fifties and sixties, brings together four mysteries that put the sleuth's remarkable mental agility to the ultimate test. In The Menagerie (adapted by master film-maker Satyajit Ray for his 1967 film Chiriakhana) Byomkesh cracks a strange case involving broken motor parts, a seemingly natural death and the peculiar inhabitants of Golap Colony who seem capable of doing just about anything to safeguard the secrets of their tainted pasts. In The Jewel Case, he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a priceless necklace, while in The Will That Vanished he solves a baffling riddle to fulfil the last wish of a close friend. And in The Quills of the Porcupine, the shrewd detective is in his element as he expertly foils the sinister plans of a ruthless opportunist. Byomkesh's exploits just as it does Bandyopadhyay's remarkable portrayal of a city struggling to overcome its colonial past and come into its own.

Author : Saradindu Bandyopadhyay
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789351187912

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Picture Imperfect by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay Pdf

Classic tales of crime detection featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, the master inquisitor Written long before Satyajit Ray’s Feluda series, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries heralded a new era in Bengali popular fiction. Set in the old-world Calcutta of the Raj, these stories featuring the astute investigator and his chronicler friend Ajit are still as gripping and delightful as when they first appeared. Byomkesh’s world, peopled with wonderfully delineated characters and framed by a brilliantly captured pre-Independence urban milieu, is fascinating because of its contemporary flavor. In the first story, Byomkesh works undercover to expose an organized crime ring trafficking in drugs. In ‘The Gramophone Pin Mystery’, he must put his razor-sharp intellect to good use to unearth the pattern behind a series of bizarre roadside murders. In ‘Calamity Strikes’, the ace detective is called upon to investigate the strange and sudden death of a girl in a neighbour’s kitchen. In the next story, he has to lock horns with an old enemy who has vowed to kill him with an innocuous but deadly weapon. And in ‘Picture Imperfect’, Byomkesh Bakshi unravels a complex mystery involving a stolen group photograph, an amorous couple, and an apparently unnecessary murder. Available in English for the first time in a superb translation, these stories will captivate every lover of crime fiction, young and old alike.

Author : Saradindu Bandyopadhyay
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184756968

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The Rhythm of Riddles by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay Pdf

Saradindu Bandyopadyay's immortal detective Byomkesh Bakshi has enjoyed immense popularity for several decades. From being a household name in the Calcutta of 1930s, when he first created, to a popular face on TV in the 1990s, Byomkesh along with his friend-cum-foil Ajit is perhaps the best-loved of India's literary detectives. This collection brings together three of his classic whodunnits. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black - marketeering ring in rural bengal, these stories take the super sleuth to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out his ingenuity and astuteness. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action-packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new genertion of admirers.

Author : Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa
Publisher : Rupa Publ iCat Ions India
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015061116698

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Byomkesh Bakshi by Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa Pdf

Detective fiction has never lacked devoted fans. The undying popularity of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot vouch for that fact. In the early thirties, a detective by the name of Byomkesh Bakshi made an unobtrusive entry into the world of Bengali fiction. He preferred calling himself a satyanneshi, a seeker of truth and within days was a household name, courtesy his cerebral skills and the exciting situations he found himseft in. In the tradition of Doyle and Christie, Byomkesh is accompanied on his adventures by his friend, Ajit, Slightly obtuse and the perfect foil to him.

Author : Pinaki Roy
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Culture in literature
ISBN : 8176258490

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The Manichean Investigators by Pinaki Roy Pdf

Author : Eric Sandberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442278233

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100 Greatest Literary Detectives by Eric Sandberg Pdf

Crime fiction is one of the most popular literary genres and has been for more than a century. At the heart of almost all forms of mysteries—from the Golden Age puzzler to the contemporary police procedural, from American hardboiled fiction to the Japanese timetable mystery—is the investigator. He—or, increasingly, she—can be a private eye, a police officer, or a general busybody. But whatever forms these investigators take, they are the key element of crime fiction. Criminals and their crimes come and go, while our attention is captured by these fascinating characters who exist at the intersection of so many different literary and social roles. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives offers a selection of the most influential, important, and intriguing fictional sleuths—amateur or professional—from around the world. From Sherlock Holmes to Harry Hole, Kinsey Millhone to Kiyoshi Mitarai, the detectives profiled here give readers a broader picture of one of fiction’s most popular genres. Each entry summarizes the distinctive features of notable investigators and their approaches to crime, provides a brief outline of major features of their fictional careers, and makes a case for their importance based on literary-historical impact, novelty, uniqueness, aesthetic quality, or cultural resonance. The characters profiled here include Lew Archer, Martin Beck, Father Brown, Brother Cadfael, Adam Dalgliesh, Mike Hammer, Miss Jane Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, Kay Scarpetta, Sam Spade, Phillip Trent, V. I. Warshawski, Lord Peter Wimsey, Nero Wolfe, and many others. Readers will find some of their favorite detectives here, learn more about their literary and cultural significance, and discover other great sleuths—old and new, local and international—in this engaging volume. 100 Greatest Literary Detectives provides a fascinating look into some of the most intriguing fictional characters of all time.

Author : John J. Han,C. Clark Triplett,Matthew Bardowell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798765105818

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Certainty and Ambiguity in Global Mystery Fiction by John J. Han,C. Clark Triplett,Matthew Bardowell Pdf

Mystery fiction as a genre renders moral judgments not only about detectives and criminals but also concerning the cultural structures within which these mysteries unfold. In contrast to other volumes which examine morality in crime fiction through the lenses of personal guilt and personal justice, Certainty and Ambiguity in Global Mystery Fiction analyzes the effect of moral imagination on the moral structures implicit in the genre. In recent years, public awareness has attended to the relationship between social structures and justice, and this collection centers on how personal ethics and social ethics are bound together amidst the shifting moral landscapes of mystery fiction. Contributors discuss the interplay between personal guilt and social guilt – considering morality and justice on an individual level and at a societal level – using frameworks of certainty and ambiguity. They show how individual characters in works by Agatha Christie, Gabriel García Márquez, Natsuo Kirino, F.H. Batacan, and Stephen King, among others, may view their moral standing with certainty but clash with the established mores of their culture. Featuring essays on Japanese, Filipino, Indian, and Colombian mystery fiction, as well as American and British fiction, this volume analyzes social guilt and justice across cultures, showing how individuals grapple with the certainty, and, at times, the moral ambiguity, of their respective cultures.

Author : Debayan Deb Barman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781793649584

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Critical Essays on English and Bengali Detective Fiction by Debayan Deb Barman Pdf

Critical Essays on English and Bengali Detective Fiction brings together three strains of detective fiction: British, American, and Bengal. The import of detective fiction from Britain has influenced generations of writers of Bengali detective fiction. In this anthology of critical essays by scholars on detective fiction, we have divided the contents into three groups. First, there are essays on classic British detective fiction, with essays on Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, P.D.James, Kate Atkinson, and Margery Allingham. The second section is on American hard-boiled fiction with essays on Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. The third section is on Bengali detective fiction with essays on Hemendra Kumar Roy, Saradindu Bandyopadhay and Satyajit Ray. Together, these essays bring three strains of detective fiction into conversation to show the gradual postcolonial attempt of Bengali detective fiction to outgrow colonial influences and create an original and organic tradition of regional and vernacular detective fiction.

Author : Satyajit Ray
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789352140817

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The Collected Short Stories by Satyajit Ray Pdf

The best short stories of Satyajit Ray Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray’s short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that distinguish his films. This collection brings together Ray’s best short stories—including such timeless gems as ‘Khagam’, ‘Indigo’, ‘Fritz’, ‘Bhuto’, ‘The Pterodactyl’s Egg’, ‘Big Bill’, ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ and ‘The Hungry Septopus’—which readers of all ages will enjoy. A collection of forty-nine short stories

Author : Tara Sue Me
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399584497

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Master Professor by Tara Sue Me Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of the Submissive novels launches a new erotic romance series... Students are begging to be held after class... Andie Lincoln is madly in love with Terrence Knight—her childhood friend-turned-Hollywood’s newest golden boy. But he’s a Dominant and wants her trained as a submissive before he’ll consider a relationship with her. He enrolls her at the RACK Academy with strict instructions for her teachers: Do whatever you need to, but don’t take her virginity. Fulton Matthews, the director of incoming students, is enthralled by Andie. Though he questioned her enrollment at first, watching her discover her submissive nature is hotter than his most intense fantasy. Under his control, her sexual awakening brings him to his knees. Yet they can go only so far. Andie belongs to another, and Fulton is bound by a contract that strictly forbids relationships between teachers and students. But when Terrence comes to collect his prize, Fulton discovers it’s not easy to let Andie go. . .

Author : Meheli Sen,Anustup Basu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137349781

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Figurations in Indian Film by Meheli Sen,Anustup Basu Pdf

This volume brings together a series of essays that interrogate the notion of figuration in Indian cinemas. The essays collectively argue that the figures which exhibit maximum tenacity in Indian cinema often emerge in the interface of recognizable binaries: self/other, Indian/foreign, good/bad, virtue/vice, myth/reality and urban/rural.

Author : Bhattacharya Supriya
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8131727777

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Impressions 8, 2/E by Bhattacharya Supriya Pdf

Author : Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa
Publisher : New Central Book Agency
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8178190656

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The Mystery of the Fortress and Other Stories by Śaradindu Bandyopādhyāẏa Pdf

Author : Raj Kundra
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184004977

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How Not To Make Money by Raj Kundra Pdf

When booze smugglers Jai and Mike reconsider their options after another close brush with the law, their friend Aziz, a corporate lawyer comes up with a plan for all of them to rake in even more money with less risk. Setting up an undetectable, foolproof scam, the boys who grew up together in the same London neighbourhood are now going to grow rich together, and quick. As with the best laid plans, they’d not counted on a few bumps along the way in the form of the intrepid fraud investigator who picks up on their trail, and Pam, the femme fatale whose sari blouses leave less to the imagination than bikinis, who has her eye set firmly on Jai. Knowing you have to risk it big to make it big, the boys put everything on the line in this high-speed thrill ride of a novel. But will they come out laughing or are they walking into a trap?

Author : Aparna Chaudhuri
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789351186342

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The Best of Tenida by Aparna Chaudhuri Pdf

The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s immortal character and his ragtag bunch of friends, now in English The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta. Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children’s literature to a wider audience.