The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel

“A chaotic, furious, extraordinary Bengali confection...Irresistible.” -- Philip Hensher, Man Booker–shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency

“A feminist, fractured fairy tale…this is a story that
lingers.” – NPR

"The book is a riot, a sprightly thriller that will make you not only want to discover more Bengali cultural norms of the vintage era but also create rational stirrings within you to go look up more of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s works." -- World Literature Today

A laugh-out-loud, tu...