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Byomkesh Bakshi Stories (2003)

by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay(Favorite Author)

4.34 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

8129100967 (ISBN13: 9788129100962)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Rupa & Co.

review 1: Hooked and booked by Byomkesh Bakshi! Discovered him quite late in life, but the thrill of solving the mysteries still remain in this ardent fan of good detective stories. This translation lacks the finesse of another that I read just prior, 'Picture Imperfect and other mysteries'. However given the prime focus being on laying out a good detective read for us to solve in our heads, while BB does the honors in the tales, this is an adequate translation. My favorite story in the lot was 'Chorabali (Quicksand)' which has been adapted into film by the late and great Rituparno Ghosh.
review 2: I had bought this book to relive those moments I had spent glued to Doordarshan and watching Rajit Kapoor enacting the role of Byomkesh Bakshi.There are very few English trans... morelation of Byomkesh bakshi stories available. I had already read Sreejata Guha “Picture Imperfect & other Byomkesh Bakshi stories” and wanted to catch a few more stories.I felt slightly disappointed with this translation. The writing is oversimplified, to an extent that it fails to capture the tempo & suspense of the original TV serial. I also believe that stories were quite condensed and didn’t capture the details. If you haven’t read any of Byomkesh Bakhsi stories in English, then my suggestion will be to read “Picture Imperfect and other Byomkesh Bakshi stories” first and then if you want more then you can come back to this book. For records both these books have a different set of stories. less

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