ମନୋଜ ଦାସଙ୍କ କଥା ଓ କାହାଣୀ

by Manoj Das

343 pages

First published January 1, 2001

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 5 out of 5]

ଆଜିକୁ ୨୨-୨୩ ବର୍ଷ ତଳେ ଯେବେ ମୁଁ ଏହି ଗଳ୍ପ ସଂକଳନଟା ପଢ଼ିଥିଲି, ସେବେଠାରୁ ହିଁ ମନୋଜ ଦାସ ମୋର ସର୍ବାଧିକ ପ୍ରିୟ ଗାଳ୍ପିକ। ସାଧାରଣ ଉପଖ୍ୟାନକୁ ନିଜର ଶବ୍ଦର ଯାଦୁକରୀରେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରି କେତେବେଳେ ପାଠକକୁ ତା'ର ପେଟ ଦରଜ ହବାଯାଇ ହସାଇବା, ବା କେତେବେଳେ ତାକୁ ଦୁଃଖ ଆଉ ସହାନୁଭୂତି ରେ ମ୍ରିୟମାଣ କରିବା ବା କେତେବେଳେ ଯେ ତା'କୁ ଭାବନା ଓ ସମ୍ଭାବନାର କାଠଗଡାରେ ଆଣି ଠିଆ କରିବା, ତା' ମନୋଜ ଦାସଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ଯେ କିଏ ଆଉ ଭଲ ରୂପେ କରିପାରେ ତା' ମୋର ବୋଧ ହଉନାହିଁ।
'ଆରଣ୍ୟକ' ଆଉ 'ଶେଷ ବସନ୍ତର ଚିଠି' ରେ ଥିବା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚମତ୍କାର ଗଳ୍ପ ବ୍ୟତୀତ, ଏବେ ଯେଉଁ ଅଲଗା ୩୩ ଟି ଗଳ୍ପ ପଢ଼ିଲି, ତା' ଭିତରୁ ମୋର ସବୁଠାରୁ ପ୍ରିୟ ଗଳ୍ପ ଗୁଡିକ ହେଲା -
- ଅପହୃତ ଟୋପିର ରହସ୍ୟ
- ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାବର୍ତ୍ତନ
- ଲାଜକୁଳୀ ଲତା
- ସଂଗୋପନ କାହାଣୀ
- ବାବୁଲପୁରର ଷଣ୍ଢ
- ଲୁଭୁର୍ଭା ପର୍ବତରେ ଏକ ଦୁଇପହର
- ଶଶକର ମନସ୍ତତ୍ଵ
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