A River Called Titash
Author | : Adwaita Mallabarman |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2023-04-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520913189 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520913183 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book A River Called Titash written by Adwaita Mallabarman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1956, A River Called Titash is among the most highly acclaimed novels in Bengali literature. A unique combination of folk poetry and ethnography, Adwaita Mallabarman's tale of a Malo fishing village at the turn of the century captures the songs, speech, rituals, and rhythms of a once self-sufficient community and culture swept away by natural catastrophe, modernization, and political conflict. Both historical document and work of art, this lyrical novel provides an intimate view of a community of Hindu fishers and Muslim peasants, coexisting peacefully before the violent partition of Bengal between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Mallabarman's story documents a way of life that has all but disappeared.