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Chowringhee

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Author : Śaṃkara
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2007

Chowringhee written by Śaṃkara and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Bengali fiction categories.

Here, Day And Night Were Interchangeable. The Immaculately Dressed Chowringhee, Radiant In Her Youth, Had Just Stepped On To The Floor At The Nightclub. Set In 1950S Calcutta, Chowringhee Is A Sprawling Saga Of The Intimate Lives Of Managers, Employees And Guests At One Of Calcutta S Largest Hotels, The Shahjahan. Shankar, The Newest Recruit, Recounts The Stories Of Several People Whose Lives Come Together In The Suites, Restaurants, Bar And Backrooms Of The Hotel. As Both Observer And Participant In The Events, He Inadvertently Peels Off The Layers Of Everyday Existence To Expose The Seamy Underbelly Of Unfulfilled Desires, Broken Dreams, Callous Manipulation And Unbidden Tragedy. What Unfolds Is Not Just The Story Of Individual Lives But Also The Incredible Chronicle Of A Metropolis. Written By Best-Selling Bengali Author Sankar, Chowringhee Was Published As A Novel In 1962. Predating Arthur Hailey S Hotel By Three Years, It Became An Instant Hit, Spawning Translations In Major Indian Languages, A Film And A Play. Its Larger-Than-Life Characters The Enigmatic Manager Marco Polo, The Debonair Receptionist Sata Bose, The Tragic Hostess Karabi Guha, Among Others Soon Attained Cult Status. With Its Thinly Veiled Accounts Of The Private Lives Of Real-Life Celebrities, And Its Sympathetic Narrative Seamlessly Weaving The Past And The Present, It Immediately Established Itself As A Popular Classic. Available For The First Time In English, Chowringhee Is As Much A Dirge As It Is A Homage To A City And Its People.

Chowringhee

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Author : Mani Shankar Mukherji
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-02-07

Chowringhee written by Mani Shankar Mukherji and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-07 with Fiction categories.

Here, day and night were interchangeable. The immaculately dressed Chowringhee, radiant in her youth, had just stepped on to the floor at the nightclub.' Set in 1950s Calcutta, Chowringhee is a sprawling saga of the intimate lives of managers, employees and guests at one of Calcutta's largest hotels, the Shahjahan. Shankar, the newest recruit, recounts the stories of several people whose lives come together in the suites, restaurants, bar and backrooms of the hotel. As both observer and participant in the events, he inadvertently peels off the layers of everyday existence to expose the seamy underbelly of unfulfilled desires, broken dreams, callous manipulation and unbidden tragedy. What unfolds is not just the story of individual lives but also the incredible chronicle of a metropolis. Written by best-selling Bengali author Sankar, Chowringhee was published as a novel in 1962. Predating Arthur Hailey's Hotel by three years, it became an instant hit, spawning translations in major Indian languages, a film and a play. Its larger-than-life characters—the enigmatic manager Marco Polo, the debonair receptionist Sata Bose, the tragic hostess Karabi Guha, among others—soon attained cult status. With its thinly veiled accounts of the private lives of real-life celebrities, and its sympathetic narrative seamlessly weaving the past and the present, it immediately established itself as a popular classic. Available for the first time in English, Chowringhee is as much a dirge as it is a homage to a city and its people.

Chowringhee

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Author : Sankar
language : fr
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
Release Date : 2013-06-20T00:00:00+02:00

Chowringhee written by Sankar and has been published by Editions Gallimard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20T00:00:00+02:00 with Fiction categories.

Quand le jeune Sankar, commis d’avocat au chômage, trouve du travail à l’hôtel Shahjahan situé près de la grande esplanade de Calcutta nommée Chowringhee, il ne se doute pas que toute son existence tournera bientôt autour des vies qui se croisent dans cet établissement de luxe, véritable ville dans la ville de la mégapole indienne, au lendemain de l’indépendance du pays. D’abord homme à tout faire, il vit sur place, sur le toit de l’hôtel. Il grimpe vite les échelons, naviguant entre l’énigmatique directeur Marco Polo, qui cherche désespérément sa femme disparue afin de pouvoir divorcer, et le méticuleux réceptionniste Bose dont il devient l’ami. Il se retrouve ainsi au centre de mille intrigues, témoin de petites et de grandes trahisons, et observateur discret mais perspicace des hôtes de l’établissement. Mais lorsque ses deux protecteurs quittent l’hôtel, l’un pour s’installer en Afrique avec sa fiancée qu’il ne peut épouser en Inde, l’autre pour se marier avec une hôtesse de l’air, rencontrée à l’hôtel bien sûr, sa vie prend un autre tournant, sur l’esplanade Chowringhee... Chowringhee possède l’énergie narrative d’un grand roman choral, mettant en scène des morceaux de vie, des personnages tragiques, d’autres comiques, tout autant qu’un regard délicat sur la comédie humaine universelle. Une découverte majeure d’un auteur injustement oublié en Occident.

Chowringhee

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Author : Mani Sankar Mukherji
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2010-06-01

Chowringhee written by Mani Sankar Mukherji and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with Fiction categories.

SHORTLISTED FOR INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE, 2010 Winner of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, 2007 'A terrific page-turner... An utter treat... Chowringhee might, to many eyes, supply more unashamed reader-transporting enjoyment than any other fiction of the year.' -- Boyd Tonkin, Independent Welcome to the Shahjahan, one of Calcutta's oldest and most venerable hotels. Meet its newest receptionist and hear of the people who spend their days and nights behind the Shahjahan's grand façade, a world where greed, seduction and death coexist with love, luxury and pride. Chowringhee reveals an irresistible vision of a lost - and loved - metropolis, an homage to an old India of myth and memory. ' Chowringhee is one of those novels you don't want to end. It teems with life, creating an entirely absorbing world.' -- Vikas Swarup, author of Slumdog Millionaire

Chowringhee

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Author : Sankar
language : es
Publisher: Seix Barral S A
Release Date : 2011-08-01

Chowringhee written by Sankar and has been published by Seix Barral S A this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with Fiction categories.

Chowringhee Charms

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Author : Sumita Banerjea
language : en
Publisher: Readomania
Release Date : 2022-01-21

Chowringhee Charms written by Sumita Banerjea and has been published by Readomania this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-21 with categories.

Do you want to delve into the complex landscapes of human emotions and relationships? From crime to the supernatural, angst of adolescence to marital discord, from unrequited love to divine pardon, from fighting patriarchy to funny wee-wee experiences. Banerjea's characters are an interesting bunch-from benign spirits, to quirky octogenarians, from adventurous kids to loving reptiles, from lovers seeking second chances to careless parents. Her tales touch on human frailties with amusement. Others deal with sombre social issues, without any moral judgment. Chowringhee Charms will magically transport you to the country's East and give you an interesting glimpse of the lifestyle, psyche, strengths, and foibles of the people there.