About Nabarun Bhattacharya Books
Nabarun Bhattacharya (1948-2014) was a prominent Bengali writer who enjoyed a cult following in his lifetime and beyond. A journalist from 1973 to 1991 at a foreign news agency, he gave up that career to become a full-time writer and was also a prolific poet. Subha Prasad Sanyal is a recipient of the Harvill-Secker Young Translator's Prize and a mentee in the National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorship. He has also translated Nabarun Bhattacharya's Hawa Hawa and Other Stories.