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Puffin Classics: Making A Mango Whistle

Puffin Classics: Making A Mango Whistle

Bandyopadhyaya Bhibhuti Bhusa
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Suddenly, towards the late afternoon, darkness fell and a monstrous pre-monsoon storm broke loose. Leaves of the bamboo and the jackfruit tree, dust and bits of straw came whirling into their courtyard filling it up in seconds. Durga sped out of the house to pick up falling mangoes and Apu ran after his sister . . .’

In the little village of Nishchindipur, a brother and sister grow up, their days filled with discoveries of the world around them, and innocent play. Apu, a six year old towards the beginning of the book, and his elder sister Durga, roam the beautiful countryside gathering fruits, getting into scrapes with other children, trying their hands at cooking, and even make a long trek to the railway line in the hope of seeing the majestic steam train—until one day, poverty and fate deal a tragic blow.

Making a Mango Whistle (Aam Anthir Bhenpu) was first published in 1944, when the author’s path-breaking Song of the Road (Pather Panchali) was abridged for children. Immortalized on film by Satyajit Ray, the story of Apu and Durga is a classic of Bengali children’s literature. Evocative of the joys and traumas of childhood, Making a Mango Whistle, now available to a wider readership in this brilliant new translation, is sure to touch hearts with its simple yet poignant story.

Imprint: India Puffin

Published: Feb/2007

ISBN: 9780143330226

Length : 216 Pages

MRP : ₹225.00

Puffin Classics: Making A Mango Whistle

Bandyopadhyaya Bhibhuti Bhusa

Suddenly, towards the late afternoon, darkness fell and a monstrous pre-monsoon storm broke loose. Leaves of the bamboo and the jackfruit tree, dust and bits of straw came whirling into their courtyard filling it up in seconds. Durga sped out of the house to pick up falling mangoes and Apu ran after his sister . . .’

In the little village of Nishchindipur, a brother and sister grow up, their days filled with discoveries of the world around them, and innocent play. Apu, a six year old towards the beginning of the book, and his elder sister Durga, roam the beautiful countryside gathering fruits, getting into scrapes with other children, trying their hands at cooking, and even make a long trek to the railway line in the hope of seeing the majestic steam train—until one day, poverty and fate deal a tragic blow.

Making a Mango Whistle (Aam Anthir Bhenpu) was first published in 1944, when the author’s path-breaking Song of the Road (Pather Panchali) was abridged for children. Immortalized on film by Satyajit Ray, the story of Apu and Durga is a classic of Bengali children’s literature. Evocative of the joys and traumas of childhood, Making a Mango Whistle, now available to a wider readership in this brilliant new translation, is sure to touch hearts with its simple yet poignant story.

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Bandyopadhyaya Bhibhuti Bhusa

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay wrote novels, short stories, travelogues and detailed diaries, all in Bengali. His literary career began in 1921 and his first novel, Pather Panchali, was recognized as a landmark in Bengali fiction soon after its publication. Its sequel Aparajito was published in 1931. His other important writings include Meghamallar, Mauriphul, Aranyak, Adarsh Hindu Hotel, Smritir Rekha, Devayan, Hiramanik Jvale, Utkarna, He Aranya Katha Kao, Ichhamati and the posthumously published Asani Sanket. Bandopadhyay also wrote for children, and the novel Chander Pahar, an adventure story set in Africa, is considered a classic.

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