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Chowringhee

by Sankar
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Chowringhee
Chowringhee

Intimate saga within Calcutta's bustling Shahjahan Hotel.

"Chowringhee" offers a vivid tableau of 1960s Calcutta seen through the microcosm of a prestigious hotel. Its rich narrative explores the complexity of human relationships and gives you a peek into the colourful mosaic that is urban Indian life. You might find it both nostalgic and enlightening, a perfect blend for those fascinated by culture and history.

  • Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010)
  • Crossword Book Award for Translation (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Chowringhee

by Sankar
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ISBN: 9781843549147
Authors: Sankar
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Drama, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature, Classics, Literary Criticism
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 2519 readers)

Description

Here, day and night were interchangeable. The immaculately dressed Chowringhee, radiant in her youth, had just stepped onto 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. Written by Bengali author Sankar, Chowringhee was published 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.
 

Intimate saga within Calcutta's bustling Shahjahan Hotel.

"Chowringhee" offers a vivid tableau of 1960s Calcutta seen through the microcosm of a prestigious hotel. Its rich narrative explores the complexity of human relationships and gives you a peek into the colourful mosaic that is urban Indian life. You might find it both nostalgic and enlightening, a perfect blend for those fascinated by culture and history.

  • Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2010)
  • Crossword Book Award for Translation (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.