Literature
Here are some books and some authors whom I liked. Don't venture for Classics as I am not a Classical person, so to say. This list represents some moments that were happy and some melancholy, but they left some impression for a while.
Bangla: Interpreter of the mystique reality:
Jibanananda Das
Bangla: To make sense out of this nonsense world:
Sukumar Ray
Bangla: The Lyrical poet of today:
Joy Goswami
English:
"Old Man and The Sea" by
Ernest Hemingway : "Man is not made for defeat....A man can be destroyed but not defeated"
English:
"Fountainhead" by
Ayn Rand : the protagonist who dared to dream
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English:
English Patient by
Michael Ondaatje An Epic in all senses
Bangla:
"Na Hanyate" by
Maitreyi Devi : never knew a romantic novel could reach such a literary height
Bangla:
"Purba Pashchim" by
Sunil Gangopadhyay : a saga that captured the changing face of time
Bangla:
Narayan Sanyal : Master of all trades
English: The Queen of Crime:
Agatha Christie
English: Have read only 2 of
Nick Hornby 's works (High Fidelity and About A Boy) and loved his wit and SoH
English: To single out one reason for recommending this book, I would mention about the rare candidness of
Khushwant Singh
