Classic Satyajit Ray

Product Description

A collection of Satyajit Ray's best short stories in one volume

Best-known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short story writers of his generation. Ray's short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural, and are marked by the sharp characterization and trademark wit that characterizes his films.

This collection brings together Rays best short stories-including such timeless gems as Khagam, Indigo, Fritz, Bhuto, The Pterodactyls Egg, Big Bill, Patol Babu, Film Star and The Hungry Septopus—which readers of all ages will enjoy

About the Author

Satyajit Ray (1921-92) was one of the greatest film-makers of his time. In 1992, he was awarded the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In the same year he was also honoured with the Bharat Ratna.

Ray was also a writer of repute, and his short stories, novellas, poems and articles, written in Bengali, have been immensely popular. Many of his books are bestsellers in English translation as well

About the Translator

Gopa Majumdar is an award-winning translator who has translated all of Satyajit Rays work for Penguin