Hansuli Banker Upakatha (novel)

Hansuli Banker Upakatha
Author Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
Translator Ben Conisbee Baer
Country India
Language Bangla
Genre Novel

Hansuli Banker Upakatha (Bengali: হাঁসুলীবাঁকের উপকথা, first published: 1951)[1] is a novel by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, made into a film in 1962 by Tapan Sinha. Set in 1941, the novel explores life in rural Bengal, the realities of the Zamindari system that was responsible for much of the social inequalities in Bengal, as well as the changes in social perceptions with time.

The novel was written and published in various versions between 1946 to 1951. In 1946, it was first appeared in a shorter version in a special annual Durga festival issue of Anandabazar Patrika. Later, the novel was expanded and revised over the following five years, appearing in several editions during that time.[2]

The novel was translated into English as The Tale of Hansuli Turn by Ben Conisbee Baer, published 2011.[3]

Plot summary

The plot is divided into 6 parts.

References

  1. ↑ Roshen Dalal (23 August 2017). India at 70: snapshots since Independenc. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-93-86815-37-8.
  2. ↑ Bandopadhyay, Tarashankar (2011). "Introduction". The Tale of Hansuli Turn. Translated by Baer, Ben Conisbee. New York: Columbia University Press. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-231-52022-5 – via De Gruyter. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Conisbee Baer". Comparative Literature. Retrieved 2018-09-21.


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