Literature Library author

Manik Bandyopadhyay

A concise guide to Manik Bandyopadhyay's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

IB PRL recommended author
Languages
Bengali/Bangla
Regions / countries
India
Forms
Prose: fiction
Indexed works
3

Author overview

Manik Bandyopadhyay (1908–1956) was a novelist and short story writer whose body of work spans fiction. This writing is in Bengali/Bangla and associated with India. Major works and useful reading starting points include Aprakāśita Mānika Bandyopādhyāẏa, Padma nadir majhi (পদ্মানদীর মাঝি), and The puppets' tale. Key themes include The incomplete self-portrait, Writing as labor, and Private experience and public life.

Reading pathway

Begin with Aprakāśita Mānika Bandyopādhyāẏa, then move to Padma nadir majhi (পদ্মানদীর মাঝি), then move to The puppets' tale.

Representative starting points

Aprakāśita Mānika Bandyopādhyāẏa

A posthumous Bengali collection of Manik Bandyopadhyay’s diaries and letters, arranged to bring readers close to the working life, private pressures, and self-questioning of a major modern writer.

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