Malloban

by Jibanananda Das

Rebecca Whittington Rebecca Whittington (Translator) and Rebecca Whittington (Translator)

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Malloban is set in North Calcutta in the winter of 1929. The eponymous protagonist, a lower-middle-class office worker, lives in College Street-a locality known for its bookstores, publishing houses, and universities-with his wife Utpala and their daughter Monu. The novel unfolds through a series of everyday scenes of dysfunction and discontent: bickering about bathrooms and budgeting, family trips to the zoo and the movies, a visit from Utpala's brother's family which displaces Malloban to a boarding house, and the appearance of a frequent late-night visitor to Utpala's upstairs bedroom. Meanwhile, the daughter Monu bears the brunt of her parents' "unlove."
Arguably the most beloved poet in modern Bangla after Tagore, Jibanananda wrote a significant number of novels and short stories discovered and published after his death. Malloban is his most popular novel.

  • ISBN10 0143451685
  • ISBN13 9780143451686
  • Publish Date 14 March 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IN
  • Publisher Penguin Random House India
  • Imprint Penguin Modern Classics
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 240
  • Language English