The Observant Owl: Hutom's Vignettes of Nineteenth-century Calcutta - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Primus BooksISBN-13:9789358520361ISBN-10:9358520361UPC:9789358520361Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asian, AnthropologyBook Topic:Indic, Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SC6F9AS4CH
The Observant Owl: Hutom's Vignettes of Nineteenth-century Calcutta
Hutom Pyanchar Naksha (literally, 'Sketches by Hutom the Owl'), a set of satirical portraits in Bengali about ordinary life in the nineteenth century, is so popular that it has never been out of print since its publication in 1861-2. The author of the sketches, Kaliprasanna Sinha (1840-70), ran several literary journals, founded the Bidyotsahini Sabha (Association for the Cultivation of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Primus BooksISBN-13:9789358520361ISBN-10:9358520361UPC:9789358520361Book Category:Literary Collections, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asian, AnthropologyBook Topic:Indic, Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.5124Product ID:SC6F9AS4CH
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