Kapal by Sanjib Chattopadhyay [Hardcover]

"A writer primarily draws the materials for their creation from life itself. But which life? Their own, or the lives of those woven and scattered around them? Does every life contain a story? Is every plot suitable for literature? And how much imagination must be mixed in?
This novel revolves around such an author, burdened by these many dilemmas and conflicts. The narrative is entirely told in the first person and rendered with the vibrant strokes of Sanjib Chattopadhyay's engaging pen. It vividly portrays the inner world of literature and, with intimate detail, unfolds the writer’s challenges, frustrations, and internal conflicts to such an extent that it occasionally creates illusions.
So, has the author narrated their own life in this novel? And that is where the novel finds its success.