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A Gang of Five

Sabarna Roy
Type: Print Book
Genre: Literature & Fiction, Poetry
Language: English
Price: ₹170 + shipping
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Description

A Gang of Five is a collection consisting of one long story and four long poems. The work delightfully bridges the gap between the mundane and arcane writings of today and provides an interesting yet intellectually stimulating treat for the discerning reader.

New Life is a long story written from the perspective of a successful adult whose mother had deserted the family for another man. The teenage angst and the scars it has lost behind on the psyche of the protagonist are subtly reflected in the character. The different elements and characters of the story are beautifully interwoven to produce an intense and compelling story of an adult haunted by the trauma of being deserted by his mother. The work is interspersed with thought provoking views on issues like love and socio-economic conditions in India.

Unshackled by the bonds of traditional rhyme and metre the free verses evoke the...

About the Author

Sabarna Roy (43) is a qualified Civil Engineer from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He works in a senior management position in a manufacturing and engineering construction company.

He is widely traveled in India and lives in Kolkata with his son. He is an avid reader and movie buff.

He started writing during his University days: mostly English and Bengali poems. He stopped writing after he had left University and joined work. After a gap of 19 years he started writing once again mostly to reconnect with himself.

In the period of 19 years when he did not write, he spent his non-working hours reading, listening to music and watching world cinema. He loves reading Tolstoy, Chekov, Rabindranath, Eliot, Manik Bandopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, Kundera and Pamuk the most. He is hooked onto Mozart, Turkish and Egyptian music and M.S.Subbalaxmi. In cinema his favorites are, Aparajito; Pratidwandi; Rashoman; Eight and a...

Book Details

Number of Pages: 94
Dimensions: 6"x9"
Interior Pages: B&W
Binding: Paperback (Perfect Binding)
Availability: In Stock (Print on Demand)

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chinki 14 years, 10 months ago

Re: A Gang of Five

New Life: A very interesting story which advances with a smooth pace,though it gets preachy in parts.The metaphors used are very appropriate and interesting.The image of the mother is very...

muse 14 years, 11 months ago

Re: A Gang of Five

Having read his earlier masterpieces: '9Lives...' and 'Mainak and I' , I am a tad disappointed with 'A Gang...' ..The 'storyteller' makes a better poet.!
I particularly liked 'The Tower'.
'New...

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