Twenty One Bengali Stories

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Twenty One Bengali Stories

Short stories in Bengali emerged as a distinct form in the late nineteenth century, evolving from earlier narrative tales written under Western influence and blooming with Rabindranath Tagore, who established it as high art by capturing everyday Bengali life, human psychology and social realities. Key phases in the growth and development of the Bengali short story include early attempts by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Tagore’s artistic elevation in the 1890s, post-partition stories reflecting trauma, and modern evolution into diverse themes, supported by a vibrant magazine culture.

The present collection brings together a wonderful array of stories from our contemporary times. In the post-Tagore and post-Saratchandra Bengali short story scenario, multifarious experiences of the Bengali people during the last sixty years have been sensitively portrayed in this book.

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