Byomkesh Bakshi Stories
I felt slightly disappointed with this translation. The writing is oversimplified, to an extent that it fails to capture the tempo & suspense of the original TV serial. I also believe that stories were quite condensed and didn’t capture the details.
If you haven’t read any of Byomkesh Bakhsi stories in English, then my suggestion will be to read “Picture Imperfect and other Byomkesh Bakshi stories” first and then if you want more then you can come back to this book. For records both these books have a different set of stories.
The book was a disappointment. After reading Satyajit Ray's "Adventures of Feluda" recently, I expected the same from Byomkesh Bakshi. The stories were good but the translation was not up to the mark. A wrong edition to enjoy Byomkesh Bakshi stories.
The Byomkesh Bakshi Stories is my third Diverse Detectives read in October.Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, these stories are classics of 1930s Bengali literature. Bakshi is a truth seeker rather than a detective and it shows. Rather than being interested in restoring law and order, he often lets the culprits go free, or indeed, causes their deaths! This was a bit unexpected, as, Ill be honest, I did initially read this as a Bengali interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.My copy was a collection
THIS IS NOT THE BOOK I READ BUT GOODREADS DOESN'T HAVE THE ONE I READ ON IT FOR NOW AND SO I SHALL REPLACE ONE SET OF BYOMKESH BAKSHI STORIES WITH ANOTHER BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE MY 2012 BOOK READING CHALLENGE DAMNIT!!!!!
Fuck
While I was reading this book, Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari - the actors who played Byomkesh and Ajit in the latest film version - were happily housed in my imagination, enacting the stories very energetically. And thank god for that. Do not think me a snob if I say that translations of so many regional works into English are not at all up to the mark in India. I wish I knew Bengali so that I could compare this translation with Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay's original, but alas! Byomkesh
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
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Original Title: | Byomkesh Bakshi Stories |
ISBN: | 8129100967 (ISBN13: 9788129100962) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | ব্যোমকেশ বক্সী |
Setting: | India |
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I had bought this book to relive those moments I had spent glued to Doordarshan and watching Rajit Kapoor enacting the role of Byomkesh Bakshi.There are very few English translation of Byomkesh bakshi stories available. I had already read Sreejata Guha “Picture Imperfect & other Byomkesh Bakshi stories” and wanted to catch a few more stories.I felt slightly disappointed with this translation. The writing is oversimplified, to an extent that it fails to capture the tempo & suspense of the original TV serial. I also believe that stories were quite condensed and didn’t capture the details.
If you haven’t read any of Byomkesh Bakhsi stories in English, then my suggestion will be to read “Picture Imperfect and other Byomkesh Bakshi stories” first and then if you want more then you can come back to this book. For records both these books have a different set of stories.
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Title | : | Byomkesh Bakshi Stories |
Author | : | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 207 pages |
Published | : | January 2003 by Rupa & Co. |
Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Detective. Short Stories. Cultural. India. Classics |
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I'd recommend Byomkesh Bakshi series to anybody and everybody who loves detective series. It's a shame I haven't come to read these before. I'd say Byomkesh is one of the finest Bengali detectives ever created, probably just behind Feluda.The book was a disappointment. After reading Satyajit Ray's "Adventures of Feluda" recently, I expected the same from Byomkesh Bakshi. The stories were good but the translation was not up to the mark. A wrong edition to enjoy Byomkesh Bakshi stories.
The Byomkesh Bakshi Stories is my third Diverse Detectives read in October.Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, these stories are classics of 1930s Bengali literature. Bakshi is a truth seeker rather than a detective and it shows. Rather than being interested in restoring law and order, he often lets the culprits go free, or indeed, causes their deaths! This was a bit unexpected, as, Ill be honest, I did initially read this as a Bengali interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.My copy was a collection
THIS IS NOT THE BOOK I READ BUT GOODREADS DOESN'T HAVE THE ONE I READ ON IT FOR NOW AND SO I SHALL REPLACE ONE SET OF BYOMKESH BAKSHI STORIES WITH ANOTHER BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE MY 2012 BOOK READING CHALLENGE DAMNIT!!!!!
Fuck
While I was reading this book, Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari - the actors who played Byomkesh and Ajit in the latest film version - were happily housed in my imagination, enacting the stories very energetically. And thank god for that. Do not think me a snob if I say that translations of so many regional works into English are not at all up to the mark in India. I wish I knew Bengali so that I could compare this translation with Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay's original, but alas! Byomkesh
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