Blossoms In The Graveyard

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Blossoms in the Graveyard tells the story of Mehr, a young girl from a village in East Pakistan, and her journey from dependence to self-reliance. Alongside her personal growth is the story of a land striving for independence amidst hardship and conflict. Mehr embodies the spirit of the nation, her experiences reflecting the suffering and anguish of its people, particularly its women, during its birth. Narrated by Robin Babu, an Assamese man deeply affected by the events unfolding nearby, the novel is set during the crucial period leading to the creation of Bangladesh. Jnanpith Awardee Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya presents this story with insight and impartiality. Though a work of fiction, the novel explores recent historical events and issues, portraying each character with empathy and nuance. The author’s humanism imbues the work with compassion, and its themes continue to resonate throughout the subcontinent today.

About the Author

Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya (1924–1997) is considered to be one of the foremost Assamese writers. Besides writing twenty novels, sixty short stories, more than a hundred poems, ten plays, numerous essays and articles, he also translated classics from Bangla and English into Assamese. His best-known works are the novels Yaruingam, for which he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi in 1961 and Mrityunjay, which won him the country’s highest literary honour, the Jnanpith Award in 1979. He became the President of the Sahitya Akademi in 1988. Dr Bhattacharyya’s works are imbued with a deep humanism and are peopled with believable and multi-dimensional characters. He explores the human condition with empathy, blaming none, in a language that is notable for its clarity. His works are often moving and always shed light on very significant moments of social and political crisis. Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator, columnist and classical vocalist who lives and works in Guwahati, Assam. Her published literary works include four children’s books, a biography, two novels, The Collector’s Wife and A Monsoon of Music and a collection of fifty of her columns, Guwahati Gaze. She also writes extensively on music. Besides, her short stories have appeared in various journals worldwide. Her works have been translated into several Indian and European languages. As a translator, she has put across the works of some of the best- known contemporary writers of fiction in Asomiya into English. Her fortnightly column “All Things Considered” in The Assam Tribune is very widely read.

9789385285479 ISBN
Essays
Literature & Fiction