The novella, in the background is an evolving dialogue between a step-father and a step-daughter, and in the foreground it is a dissection of ideas pivoted around dualism of human life by discussing literary characters like, Lolita, Humbert Humbert, Anna Karenina, and Nikhilesh; thought-leaders like Hegel, Marx, and Heisenberg; political phenomena like, the Bolshevik Revolution;
schizophrenia, love as an idea, and the secret love story of T S Eliot; and ecological phenomena like, marine conservation, and all of has been written in a unique way – almost as if we are engaged in a conversation with the author, to make us realize the plurality of life and accepting it to find peace and harmony in life.
“The poem cycle is an anthology of 20 sharp edged poems that excite and thrill the readers as one is encapsulated in the whirlwind of the confrontations between the poet and his alter-ego”, said Mr Sabarna Roy, Author.
Apart from the book launch the luminaries of Kolkata witnessed a unique audio video presentation of Mr Sabarna Roy’s Ballads from one of his popular books, Pentacles, namely, The Tower and 2001-2002.
The program was moderated by the former Radio Jockey, Roy.
The book is priced at Rs 75 (on Kindle)/Rs 149 (Paperback Edition)/Rs 299 (Hardbound Edition) and is available in all the leading book stores across the country, and on all ebay transaction sites.