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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 translation 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 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 translation 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. Translations, as I've written before, are always tricky. It's very hard to catch the real substance of the original, and in sparse fiction like this, it's important to translate the original words into those equivalent not just in meaning but also in force and sentiment. While I think Monimala Dhar, the translator, seems to have done a decent job, there could have been more tight editing of her English. In many places, the English is typically early-twenty-first-century Indian, in a way that lac Translations, as I've written before, are always tricky. It's very hard to catch the real substance of the original, and in sparse fiction like this, it's important to translate the original words into those equivalent not just in meaning but also in force and sentiment.
While I think Monimala Dhar, the translator, seems to have done a decent job, there could have been more tight editing of her English. In many places, the English is typically early-twenty-first-century Indian, in a way that lacks the charm let's say, of R.K.
Narayan's Indianisms. The stories themselves were pretty cool. I don't think writing a murder or robbery mystery is very easy to do, and I think Saradindu Bandyopadhyay did a good job in making them both believable and exciting. I'm going to look for other translations of his work, though, to see if they read better than this one did.
The Byomkesh Bakshi Stories is my third Diverse Detectives read in October.Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, these stories are classics of 1930s Bengali literature. Bakshi is a ‘truth seeker’ rather than a detective – and it shows. Rather than being interested in restoring law and order, he often lets the culprits go free, or indeed, causes their deaths! This was a bit unexpected, as, I’ll be honest, I did initially read this as a Bengali interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. My copy was a collec The Byomkesh Bakshi Stories is my third Diverse Detectives read in October.Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, these stories are classics of 1930s Bengali literature.
Bakshi is a ‘truth seeker’ rather than a detective – and it shows. Rather than being interested in restoring law and order, he often lets the culprits go free, or indeed, causes their deaths! This was a bit unexpected, as, I’ll be honest, I did initially read this as a Bengali interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. My copy was a collection of some of the best Bakshi stories. In it, there are murderers, thieves, blackmailers – and people who can imitate the roar of a tiger! They are mainly narrated by Ajit, Bakshi’s sidekick, who (a bit like Doctor Watson) is publishing their adventures together. However, although the stories were indeed entertaining, I do wish that I had a fuller collection.
One of the main differences between Bakshi and Sherlock Holmes is that Bakshi has a life outside of detection – he has a wife, a son, and a publishing business! Play ben 10 rescue game. I would have loved to have read these more character-building details. Overall, this anthology was a fun romp through the estates of Bengal – with just enough tricky twists to keep me on my toes.
While I was reading this book, Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari - the actors who played Byomkesh and Ajit in the latest film version - were happily housed in my imagination, enacting the stories very energetically. And thank god for that. Do not think me a snob if I say that translations of so many regional works into English are not at all up to the mark in India. I wish I knew Bengali so that I could compare this translation with Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay's original, but alas! Byomkesh Bak While I was reading this book, Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari - the actors who played Byomkesh and Ajit in the latest film version - were happily housed in my imagination, enacting the stories very energetically. And thank god for that. Do not think me a snob if I say that translations of so many regional works into English are not at all up to the mark in India.
I wish I knew Bengali so that I could compare this translation with Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay's original, but alas! Byomkesh Bakshi Stories are riddled with clunky phrasing and ungainly Indianisms that mar the flow of the narrative. The stories themselves are not written expertly enough to keep the mystery alive until the end - I found myself figuring out the who-did-it in many stories way before the duncehead Ajit or the writer chose to reveal it. However, I loved a few stories - esp. Chorabali (Quicksand), The Man in Red Coat and Room Number Two - the enjoyment was due only to the thrill of the story and not the narration.
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 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. Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: শরদিনদু বনদোপাধযায; 30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was a well-known literary figure of Bengal. He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. However, his forte was short stories and nove Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: শরদিন্দু বন্দোপাধ্যায়; 30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was a well-known literary figure of Bengal.
He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays. However, his forte was short stories and novels. He wrote historical fiction like Kaler Mandira, GourMollar (initially named as Mouri Nodir Teere), Tumi Sandhyar Megh, Tungabhadrar Teere (all novels), Chuya-Chandan, Maru O Sangha (later made into a Hindi film named Trishangni) and stories of the unnatural with the recurring character Baroda. Besides, he wrote many songs and poems.
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Awards: 'Rabindra Puraskar' in 1967 for the novel 'Tungabhadrar Tirey'. 'Sarat Smriti Purashkar' in 1967 by Calcutta University.
Contents. Characters. Ajit Bandyopadhyay. Satyabati. Ishan Chandra Majumder. Sadhu. Ramkishore Babu.
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Bangshidhar. Manilal.
Murlidhar. Haripriya. Ramapati. Adaptations Television. This was one of the stories of 1993 TV series titled 'Kile Ka Rahasya'., that were recreated for broadcasting on, the Indian National Network, by, and immediately went on to become one of the most memorable episodes. The story adapted into another TV series in 2014 named, which aired on Bengali channel.
Film. Anjan Dutta (director) announced that his next byomkesh film will be based on this story. References.
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