I’ve never come across a book so amazing as this one! It has excerpts, poetry, proses on such critical topics and issues engulfing our country, our society and the world that it’ll leave you nothing but out of words to express the level of knowledge this book has to offer to its readers. Be it…
In an exclusive interview with the author Sabarna Roy, we tried to capture his literary thoughts and philosophy ranging on a wide spectrum of topics. And, as a true genius, Sabarna has answered all our queries to the best of his literary spirit! Here are the excerpts. Question: Can We Breathe in the Mushrooming Concrete…
Frosted Glass by Sabarna Roy My Ratings- 4/5 stars Blurb – Frosted Glass comprises one story cycle consisting of 14 stories and one poem cycle consisting of 21 poems. The Stories, set in Calcutta, bring to the fore the darkness lurking in the human psyche and bare the baser instincts. The stories, compactly written and marked…
‘Rahul’ and ‘Sabarna’ – how much do they intersect?They do intersect at some points at one point in my life. Maybe, I have moved away from that. Work, Writing, Family, Travel – How do you balance everything?I have an organic and unhurried style to living my life. I do not take up anything that I…
There are many genres in literature which have a small fan base, but the literary buffs whom these genres interest have a great craving to read more from these very genres. One such genre is that of contemporary fictional plays. Though theatrical performances and enactment of plays is liked by a lot of people, but…
AbyssAuthor : Sabarna RoyGenre : Murder-Mystery Play Short Review: The book was engaging. Period. I finished it in one sitting. Long Review :It is a two act play. The first act begins with Mriganka and Oindrilla waiting for the latter’s mother , they are a couple and Oindrilla wants to seek her blessings. The play picks up…
Book: Frosted Glass Author: Sabarna Roy Page count: 347 Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Private Limited Rating: 5/5 star Recommendation: Highly “This mask will go away this year That mask will go away that year These are the words Rahul’s ma remembers Rahul had said when he left home two year back. Where had Rahul gone two…
Product DetailsPDF Pages: 120Title: AbyssAuthor: Sabarna RoyLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Frog Books PublishingCover and Title The book cover is intimidating which shows the image of deep and fascinating stairs which actually matches the title of the book which is “Abyss” which means something deep. I personally felt the cover and the title interesting even before reading the book. ThemeThe…
BOOK DETAILS: Kindle: 60 pages Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Private Limited; First edition (16 July 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 9382473718 ISBN-13: 978-9382473718 Package Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 0.8 cm The poems contained in this collection, Winter Poems, by Sabarna Roy were inspired by the relatively mild season that prevails in Kolkata following the season of festivities, the Durga and Kali Puja,…
It’s exactly that time of the year in Kolkata which is being talked about in the book ‘Winter poems’ by the supremely talented writer Mr. Subarna Roy. For old readers like me the book gives us an opportunity to take a quick walk down the memory lane of Kolkata. However, the book promises to be…
Books from an author, that normally I would not read. However receiving those books and reading them, I was glad having read them. Pentacles The first book that I finished reading has one long story and couple of four short poems. I just gave the poems a miss because I do not understand anything remotely poetic,…
If you love to play with literary riddle, let us pose a question! What is it that the readers always look for in the novels? Suspense! Yes, this is the answer. The element of suspense becomes much more meaningful when it tries to demystify the human life and all its complexities. The answer, however, may…
Tasmai Centre for Art and Culture (TASMAI) in collaboration with Hotel Palais de Mahe organised a book reading session of Sabarna Roy’s latest work , Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012 – 2018. The event was moderated by Namami Ghosh. In the four books earlier penned by Sabarna Roy – Frosted Glass, Pentacles, Abyss and Winter Poems – the author had mostly travelled a…
Storming the world of English literature with his five works analysing human psyche in its true perspective, Sabarna Roy is now in the club of those post-modern authors and storytellers who occupy high pedestal of extraordinary creativity. Blending life’s nuances with stark realism in Pentacles, Frosted Glass, Abyss, Winter Poems and Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012…
Book Review : Frosted GlassAuthor : Sabarna RoyPublisher : Leadstart PublishingRating : 4/5Cover : 2/5 About the book : The book started with a nice quote “We even find it painful to be men – real men of flesh and blood, with our own private bodies; we’re ashamed of it, and we long to turn…
Pentacles comprises one long story and four short poems. The work provides an interesting, yet intellectually stimulating, stories for the discerning reader. The long story is the best portion of this book, while the short poems even though competent just fill up the pages. New Life is a long story written from the perspective of a successful…
A human is a social animal since his life revolves around bonds. And every human needs relation to excel in emotional space. Every relation is important and if it is between mother and kid then it becomes even more significant. The books tries to suggest what happen when such bond becomes estranged to the verge…
A tryst with readers is every author’s goal, but very few of them have tasted success in this endeavor in the way postmodern writer Sabarna Roy has. All his writings – novellas, journals, narrative poetry, long short stories and plays – forge a personal touch with the readers. Sabarna, who scripted literary success in 2010…
Is it that the dead Freud lives in every biological man alive? Sabarna Roy’s latest intellectual venture Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020 makes a bold attempt to find an answer to this very uneasy note of interrogation. This book certainly is one of the boldest attempts to simplify the psychoanalysis that still plays its role…
1) Hello Sir, can you please introduce yourself? Our audience would love to know more about you.Hi! I am a senior engineering professional and an author of 5 literary books and a single technical book. I am a person who is interested in delving into the multidisciplinary mysteries of life in a unified manner. Currently,…