ଧୂମାଭ ଦିଗନ୍ତ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ କାହାଣୀ

by Manoj Das

140 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Manoj Das, a prolific author, is among India's foremost short story writers. He writes both in Oriya (Odia) and English, and is a Professor of English at the Sri Aurobindo International University, Pondicherry.

Manoj Das was born in a small coastal village named Shankari in Balasore district, Orissa State. Since 1963, he has been an ashramite at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. He is presently concentrating on writing novels.

Manoj Das is perhaps the foremost bilingual Oriya writer and a master of dramatic expression both in his English and Oriya short stories and novels. He says that:

"Characters follow the theme of a story, and the words are merely added by author to represent the thoughts of the character."

That is the precise reason why Das's characters in fiction are from so many varied backgrounds, and display many different dimensions of human nature. He is a philosopher, a thinker-writer whose works can be defined as a quest for finding the eternal truth in everyday situations.

Reviews

[S.Ach · Rating 4 out of 5]

ଏହି ସଂକଳନରେ ଥିବା ଗଳ୍ପ ଗୁଡିକ ହେଲା:

ଧୂମାଭ ଦିଗନ୍ତ
ଭାଇ
ଶୁଖିଲା ପତ୍ର
ଦାନ୍ତ
ଜହ୍ନରାତିରେ ସେତୁ
ସର୍ବଭୂତେଷୁ
ଲୋହିତ ଗୋଧୂଳି
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ମନୋଜ ଦାସଙ୍କ ଚିରାଚରିତ ଶବ୍ଦଚାତୁରୀର ନିଦର୍ଶନ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଗଳ୍ପରେ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଏହି ସଂକଳନ ରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ଗଳ୍ପ ଯେ ମନକୁ ଛୁଇଁ ପାରିଲା ତା' କହିବା ସାମାନ୍ୟ ପକ୍ଷପାତୀତା ହେବ ବୋଲି ଆଶଙ୍କା କରି ଗୋଟିଏ ତାରକା ବିୟୋଗ କରିବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ୟ ହଉଛି ।
"ଧୂମାଭ ଦିଗନ୍ତ" ଏବଂ "ଜହ୍ନରାତିରେ ସେତୁ" ଗଳ୍ପ ଦୁଇଟି ଉଲ୍ଲେଖଯୋଗ୍ୟ।

[Rupanwita Pradhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sri Manoj Das is the writer because of whom I could experience the beauty of my mother tongue 'Odia'. His writing is rich, sophisticated and it can feel a bit complex to native odiyas too. But the complexity adds to the beauty of these stories.
'The Dusky Horizon' is my favorite and the most beautiful story in this collection. And it contains many more brilliant, exquisitely written stories. A must read for every Odiya readers.

He has written the same stories and many others in his English book titled 'Selected Fiction by Manoj Das'. And the brilliance of his writing remains intact in English as well.

Hope this kind of book never gets lost over the course of time...