Kolkata, Book City. Readings, Fragments, Images
Kolkata, Book City
Kolkata, Book City is an entertaining and informative collection of essays on printing, the book trade, reading, libraries - in a city which has a vibrant print culture; 192 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs by Vinayak Das Gupta, published by Textualities.
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CONTENTS
Abhijit Gupta Here Time Must Stand Still
Somak Ghoshal Reading: An Excuse for Unreason
Sukanta Chaudhuri Banyan Shade to Open Road: The Kolkata Chapbook
Rimi B. Chatterjee The First Rasa (SHORT STORY)
Swapan Chakravorty Kolkata: A City Found in Translation
Aveek Sen Somebody Reading: Three Sketches
Anjum Katyal Seagull: Romancing the Book
Bimalendu Bhattacharya Sarat Book House: A Gem of a Bookshop
Bashabi Fraser Dasgupta: Not a Trade But a Service
Kenny Munro Fragments & Remnants: Scottish Connections
Jennie Renton The Modern Book Depot and the House of Collins
Sria Chatterjee The Oxford Bookstore
Margaret Burnett Here are Books! They’re Alive!
Santanu Sanyal An Itinerant Book-vendor of Kolkata
Sandeep Banerjee Epiphany and Exasperation: The National Library
Aditi Das Gupta Ghosts in the Library
Anik on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 5:24 am
This book has been published in association with The British Council,and Oxford Book Store.But,its not been released yet.I am writing to you from Delhi.How do I purhcase a soft-bound version of this book?
MR.RAJEEV DATTA on Sat, 12th Jun 2010 4:47 am
I NEED A CITY GUIDE BOOK OF KOLKATA METRO.
HOW I CAN GET IT? PLS INFORM ME
THANKING YOU
RAJEEV DATTA