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Want to read something new? Explore these interesting books from around the world this week
2 Maili Chadar and Truth and Justice (Seagull)
These two plays by Sahitya Akademi winner, Shanta Gokhale shine a light on the dark side of power and the human cost of injustice. The first traces the regression of the protagonist from the idealism of his roots, to the cynicism of a man who thirsts for power. The second is in the form of monologues where women from different places and times speak of what men in power have done to them in pursuit of their hatred for the other.
3 The Select Nonsense of Sukumar Ray (Oxford)
Sukumar Ray, father of Satyajit Ray, is one of the greatest children’s writers in Bengal, and the most popular when it comes to nonsense tales and verse in the Bengali language. This translation by Sukanta Chaudhuri is a fantastic ode to the original. Discover this literary style, and also marvel at Sukumar’s illustrations that add hilarity and humour to compliment his splendid wordplay.