Review: Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

Byomkesh Bakshi Stories by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Quite captivating stories. The translation is smooth as silk. I felt like reading in my own mother tongue. The innate expressions we use in the Indian languages that are so unique of us are preserved very adeptly, like the phrase 'There was no dearth of hospitality', which mirrors the phrase we use in our own vernacular languages. It could have been written in many ways but it was written in a way that reads like common-talk, which I guess, was just how the original intended it Bengali. I wish to read more works from this translator, Monimala Dhar. Such was the language that the flow and the rhythm was impeccable.

The stories themselves are also absolutely enchanting. I've become fan of Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit babu, and of course the skilful Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A must read.

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