Restless Waters of the Ichhamati
Restless Waters of the Ichhamati is a celebration of flora and fauna, particularly of the profusion of commonly found plantife that flourishes in most regions of Bengal. The gaze of a slow-moving attentive river-farer brings into view glimpses of vibrant plantife, traces of human habitation and changes of sky and water in the course of seasons. These are signs, evoking the flow of time in which generations unknown haveived and those unborn willive along the Ichhamati's banks as it wends its way through Jessore district towards the Bay of Bengal. Born of this tension between the ephemeral and the forever, the novel's own riverine course dispenses with chapter breaks”a writer's decision that the translation follows.
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Restless Waters of the Ichhamati
Restless Waters of the Ichhamati is a celebration of flora and fauna, particularly of the profusion of commonly found plantife that flourishes in most regions of Bengal. The gaze of a slow-moving attentive river-farer brings into view glimpses of vibrant plantife, traces of human habitation and changes of sky and water in the course of seasons. These are signs, evoking the flow of time in which generations unknown haveived and those unborn willive along the Ichhamati's banks as it wends its way through Jessore district towards the Bay of Bengal. Born of this tension between the ephemeral and the forever, the novel's own riverine course dispenses with chapter breaks”a writer's decision that the translation follows.
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Restless Waters of the Ichhamati

Restless Waters of the Ichhamati

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Restless Waters of the Ichhamati

Restless Waters of the Ichhamati

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

Overview

Restless Waters of the Ichhamati is a celebration of flora and fauna, particularly of the profusion of commonly found plantife that flourishes in most regions of Bengal. The gaze of a slow-moving attentive river-farer brings into view glimpses of vibrant plantife, traces of human habitation and changes of sky and water in the course of seasons. These are signs, evoking the flow of time in which generations unknown haveived and those unborn willive along the Ichhamati's banks as it wends its way through Jessore district towards the Bay of Bengal. Born of this tension between the ephemeral and the forever, the novel's own riverine course dispenses with chapter breaks”a writer's decision that the translation follows.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788193669501
Publisher: Rupa Publication
Publication date: 03/20/2018
Pages: 402
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was born in Ghoshpara-Muratipur village in Bengal on 12 September 1894. His ancestral home was in Barakpur (formerly in Jessore District) on the banks of River Ichhamati.Bibhutibhushan spent his time writing and travelling intensively.

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