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Classic tales of crime detection featuring Byomkesh Bakshi, the master inquisitor.
Written long before Satyajit Ray’s Feluda series, Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi mysteries heralded a new era in Bengali popular fiction . Set in the old-world Calcutta of the Raj, there stories featuring the astute investigator and his chronicler friend Ajit are still as gripping and delightful as when they first appeared.

Byomkesh’s world, peopled with wonderfully delineated characters and framed by a brilliantly captured pre-Independence urban milieu, s fascinating because of its cotemporary flavor, In the first story, Byomkesh works undercover to expose an organized crime ring trafficking in drugs. In the Gramophone Pin Mystery’, he must put his razor-sharp intellect to good used to unearth the pattern behind a series of bizarre roadside murders. In ‘Clalamity stikes’, the ace detective is called upon to investigate the strange and sudden death of a girl in a neighbor’s kitchen, In he next story, he has to lock horns with an old enemy who has vowed to kill him with an innocuous but deadly weapon. And in ‘ picture imperfect’, Byomkesh unravels a complex mystery involving a stolen group photograph, an amorous couple, and an apparently unnecessary murder.

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14 March 2022
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Saradindu Bandyopadhyay was Born on 30 March 1899 in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, His first literaty venture was a book of poems published in 1919. At the time he was a student in Vidyasagar College, Calcutta, and lived in a mess on Harrison Raod (now Mahatma Gandhi Road). His room at the mess was later to become a model for Byomkesh Bakshi’s famous first residence. While still a student, he married his wife Parul in 1918. Subsequently he restudied law, and then dedicated himself to writing. By 1932, when the first Byomkesh mystery appeared, he was already an established writer.
In 1938, Saradindu moved to Bombay to work on screenplays for Bombay till 1952, When he gave up his ties with cinema and moved to Pune to concentrate on his writing. He wen on to become a popular and renowed writer of ghost stories, historical romances and children’s fiction in Bengali. But the Byomkesh series remains his most cherished contribution to the world of contemporary Bengali fiction.
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay was a recipient of the Rabindra Pusakar in 1967 for his novel Tunghabhadrar tirey. He was also awarded the Sarat Smriti Purashkar by Calcutta University in the same year. The latter part of his life was spent in Pune where he passed away on 22 september 1970.
Sreejata Guha has a BA in Comparative Literature with a First Class Firt from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, and an MA in the same subhect from State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is currently working in a Ph.D. dissertation on translation from the original Bengali. She has worked as a translator and editor with Stree Publishers and Seagull Books, Calcutta, and written extensively on theatre, Popular culture and the environment for various national publications. She lives in Peters burge (USA.)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books Australia; Latest edition (14 March 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140287108
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140287103
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 190 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.59 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

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Our very own Indian Sherlock Holmes

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 May 2023

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Each of the story in the book was intriguing and entertaining. The characterization, the description, the dialogue and the mystery in each story was unparalleled.

Highly recommended to crime, thriller and mystery readers.

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yashi

A must read for non-Bengali fans !!!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 June 2014

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I am not a bengali but still i am very fond of their literature.I have read books of feluda ,who is a famous bengali detective created by satyajit ray.i came to know about byomkesh bakshi while I was watching TV. I was just randomly going through the channels when I came across doordarshan [dd national ] and saw byomkesh bakshi's episode 1 that is satyanveshi .I then bought this book from amazon.I really am in love with this book .This book has first 7 byomkesh bakshi mysteries in chronological order.The stories are gripping and interesting.I must say that sreejata guha has done an excellent translation.I have matched the stories with the episodes on youtube.
All the stories are really nice,but in a few stories the plot is predictable.The way the stories are written is amazing ;the visuals just come in front of your eyes.The paper quality is okay and I received the book in a good condition. What really matters are the stories which are really enjoyable .I would suggest you to watch an episode at this link [ [..] ] if you like the episode ,you love the book. the stories are just the same.It might be tough for you to believe that I am just 14. If I love this book ,you surely will.I suggest go for this one and give it a try.

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A Collection Which Can Be Enjoyed By All.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 20 July 2021

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'Picture Imperferct' is the crowning glory of this collection. It is a good detective story and also socially relevant as regards the prevailing times the work is set in. A nice read.

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Nathik

Interesting and Original

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 10 February 2015

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Byomkesh Bakshi, created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, is a Indian/Bengali Super-Sleuth/Inquisitor a.k.a Detective-consultant(Dislikes to be called as a Detective) based on Pre-independence Calcutta.The cases/adventures are documented and narrated by his friend Ajith. I know! I know! On the surface it might sound a lot like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Super-Sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Hamish Watson. However, the stories and characters are very Original and Indian.

Some stories were really great and some were alrightish.I can't help comparing Holmes and Bakshi. Here the stories are more about the puzzle than about Byomkesh. In Sherlock Holmes, its more about Sherlock and the puzzles.Despite their similarities, there are a lot of difference as well. Unlike Sherlock, Byomkesh is social, amiable and even married.

Its great to read a good Indian Detective fiction. Its a shame that only selected stories of Byomkesh are available in English.

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Every mystery genre lover must read it.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 20 July 2019

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Satyanveshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian version of Consultant Detective Sherlock Holmes. But he's not just a copy cat. His stories are as interesting as Holmes'. The book contains 7 stories. Paper quality is good. Timely delivery from amazon. Just one little problem is that the font size is not that good(like many other books that I've bought). But you can read it without any difficulty.

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Sanjula Sarkar

Great book ,go for it

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Loved it I never had bought any books online so I was scared that the book may be in bad condition, but I was wrong 😊.Was searching this book for a long time and I finally got it😊😊

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J.G.Krishnaa

Nostalgia came alive!!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 November 2017

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Got the book on time. I still remember those days of Doordarshan when as a kid I used eagerly wait for Byomkesh Bakshi detective serials. Those days I was engaged already with Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The English detective. Byomkesh Bakshi is truly our Indian cultured detective in white doti. Thanks Amazon for brining back my memory lane.

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Susmita Banerjee

Good product.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 March 2020

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The stories are Amazing mainly the quality of the pages is not good.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 6 February 2018

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Like Sherlock Holmes only set in Calcutta.

Adrian

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 14 July 2015

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I really debated between three and four stars, but finally decided on three. The writing is good, and the mysteries are good, but I think the story suffers in translation. The setting (India) is foreign to me and I felt that I wanted more description of the place and times. I really, really wanted to like Byomkesh Bakshi, but unfortunately his character does not seem real.

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Translated with spirit

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 4 May 2018

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I have not read the Bengali original. But this book brings to life a great deal of the flavor and familiarity of India to the reader. Byomkesh is a sufficiently different and well crafted character to be interesting and the mysteries are well thought out.

Mukesh Kumar

Satyanveshi established

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 3 May 2015

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Satyanveshi established, well and truly! Many of the stories are slightly different from the TV version and for the better! There are also extra characters and plot points, which add to the richness of the stories. Deeply nostalgic and very competent translation.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 4 November 2016

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