B.T. Road / The Hollow - Two Novellas Translated By: Saugata Ghosh

by Samaresh Basu

B.T. Road (B.T. Roader Dharey, 1953) emerged out of Samaresh Basu's own experiences of urban slum life concentrated around the jute mills of Bengal and the trade union movement that grew around them. The residents of a nameless slum next to the Barrackpore Trunk Road are brought to life with his sensitive pen, not from the perspective of an outsider viewing the grim squalor of the place but from a deep enquiry into their inner lives. With The Hollow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9350291649
• ISBN13: 9789350291641
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"