Prometheus Unbound: Short Stories

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. The slave/Kritodash or Nataputta. 2. The crossing/Pari. 3. The Wrestlers/Uratiya. 4. Goddess of love/Roti Protima. 5. Love is a terrible heartache/Piriti Bishom Jwala. 6. For the love of a Washerwoman/Rajakini Prem. 7. Lust for life/Pran-Pipasha. 8. The function/Jolsha.

"Arguably one of the most powerful and versatile prose writers that Bengal has produced, Samaresh Basu was a controversial writer during his lifetime: highly praised by a section of society, and vilified for \'obscenity\' by another. Called the Prince of Bengali literature, Samaresh Basu, in his writing, explored relationships and the sub-conscious desires that drove people with dramatic density, lyricism and vividness. Included in this volume are translations of a collection of carefully chosen stories illustrating some of his principal themes, including famous stories such as \'Pari\' (\'The crossing\') and \'Uratiya\' (\'The Wrestlers\') on which the well-known and award-winning films Paar (directed by Goutam Ghosh) and Uttara (directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta) were based."