Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 9780143420347 |
ISBN-13 | 9780143420347 |
No of pages | 804 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Penguin India |
Published Date | 01 May 2013 |
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. He has published several books in Bengali, most of which became bestsellers.
He is also the author of the famous Feluda stories, the translations of which have been made available by Penguin.
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Feluda is a master sleuth who solves every mystery with the ease of a genius in popular Bengali fiction. Pradosh C. Mitter a.k.a. Feluda, his cousin Topshe and Lalmohan Ganguly or more popularly known as Jatayu together form the awesome trio who find themselves surrounded by adventure, crimes and thrills wherever they go.
Classic Feluda 1 encompasses some of the most famous adventure stories of Feluda and his companions, Jatayu and Topshe, such as the Emperor's King, The Golden Fortress, The Royal Bengal Mystery and A Killer in Kailash. Each of the stories is filled with suspense, crime and intrigue.
Just like Sherlock Holmes Watson, Topshe and Jatayu are enjoyable supporting characters in the book. Topshe is the narrator who narrates all their adventure stories. at times, his bafflement at Feluda's activities seem to be symbolic of the audience's bafflement as well. Jatayu is an endearing character who provides comic relief in the stories.
For all suspense and crime fiction lovers, Classic Feluda 1 will take you from Jaisalmer to Shimla, from the Ellora Caves to Varanasi as the awesome threesome go on unraveling one spine-chilling mystery after the other. The book was published by Penguin India in 2013 and is available in paperback.
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