These wonderful new translations of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s short stories provide a treasure trove for discerning readers. The selection of texts in this collection is judicious and offers a broad idea of the author’s oeuvre. Lahiri’s translations are fluent and close to the rhythm and nuances of the original Bengali works, and, most importantly, they accurately convey the time and culture within which the stories were conceived. This excellent collection will take Bibhutibhushan’s short stories to a broader readership. — Dr. Suparno Banerjee (Department of English, Texas State University, USA) This volume features crisp translations of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s short stories, several of which are appearing in English for the first time. It will open up new perspectives on one of Bengal’s most important and best-loved fiction writers. Bibhutibhushan is a difficult writer to translate, and the translator has done a commendable job of capturing the cadence of his prose. — Dr. Sayantan Dasgupta (Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, India)
