Sada Kham by Moti Nandi [Hardcover]

Priyobrato took up a job under a false name. For twenty-six years, he distanced himself from relatives, neighbors, friends, and colleagues, creating his own world. Over those twenty-six years, he continuously built up a shell around himself, making it harder and harder each moment. No heat, light, sound, or air from the outside could penetrate Priyobrato's shell. He did not let anyone know that he was an anonymous person wrapped in a shell. However, one day, his childhood friend's daughter and rape victim, Nirupama, caused a crack in that hard shell, through which Priyobrato's fate entered. The intense pressure that awakened inside him broke his shell. That pressure pushed the real man hiding behind the shell out in front of the outside world. It is a fascinating and curiosity-rousing story. Uncompromising, sharp, and realistic writer Mati Nandi’s ‘Sada Kham’ is a new addition to serious Bengali literature and has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award.