A tremendous portrait of the hopes and horrors, the threadsof delicate perception and the pangs of fear and illusion, of a growingboy'slife in a provincial town in Odisha.Banka Harichandanreturns us to the uniqueatmosphere, at once particular and universal, of our own childhood.
-Chandrahas Choudhury, Author of Arzee the Dwarf and My Country Is Literature Dipti Ranjan Pattanaik creates a masterly tale of coming of age in Odisha'spious, rustic, heartlands. Deftly translated into English from Odia, "The Life
and Times of Banka Harichandan" carries the reader into a delightfullyimmersive experience of young Banka's heady confrontation withadolescenceāand with the relentless world of grown-upsā¦. Dispassionateand compassionate at the same time, 'Banka Harichandan' is a heart-warmingtribute to the eternal reenactment of growing up.
-Paul Zacharia, Author of Bhaskara Patellar and Other Stories and The Reflections of a Hen in Her Last Hour and Other Stories
In this tour-de-force of a coming-of-age narrative, the story of anordinary but precocious boy named Banka Harichandan is told afresh, using a mixture of childhood perception, idiolect, and anecdotes.The stories evoke a child's restless and questioning mind constantlypushing against the restrictive limits of his placid and conformist times. Presented in a series of discrete tales, the narrativeābest thoughtof as a 'composite novel'ātakes the reader on an odyssey throughthe whole gamut of emotions that light up the passage from innocenceto experience in a small-town, lower-middle-class setting. Unfolding ata leisurely pace and studded with epiphanies, The Life and Times ofBanka Harichandan is a remarkable contribution from Odisha toliterature centred on children.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction by Himansu S. Mohapatra
- An Inauspicious Morning in the Life of Banka Harichandan
- A Stint in Hell
- Dwarf
- First Separation
- Alone
- Resolution
- Timetable
- Monitor
- Initiation
- Rain Cycle
- The Account of a Pilgrimage
- On the Edge
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author and Translator
- Copyright
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