{"product_id":"restless-was-the-night-and-other-stories","title":"Restless Was the Night and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eEasily one of the most towering figures of Bengali literature of the twentieth century, Buddhadev Bose was as prolific as he was versatile. A poet of renown, Bose was also an accomplished playwright, novelist, essayist and short-story writer. His prose is marked by invention, refreshing modernity and an easy yet deep engagement with timeless themes: love, the nature of memory, and the complexity of the relationship between man and woman―qualities which keep Bose’s work enduringly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together ten stories and two one-act plays which embody all of these qualities. In ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Love Letter\u003c\/em\u003e’, Birupaksha Ray, a translator and a linguist, receives a ciphered missive from an old flame, unlocking which could occupy the rest of his life; in ‘\u003cem\u003eA Scent of Tulsi’\u003c\/em\u003e, Mihir, a husband comfortable in his patriarchy discovers a side to his wife, Kamala, which shakes up his world. And, in ‘\u003cem\u003eTwenty-five Years After―or Before\u003c\/em\u003e’, a one-act play, old lovers meet by chance at an international airport and talk about opportunities missed, and those not taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Arunava Sinha with trademark flair and accuracy, \u003cem\u003eRestless Was the Night and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates why Buddhadev Bose occupies such a premier position in Bengali literature. This volume will appeal to Bose’s fans as well as to all lovers of great fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964645470255,"sku":"9780143469872","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780143469872.jpg?v=1771334980","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/restless-was-the-night-and-other-stories","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}