Description
Set against the convulsions of 1942–43, this novel offers a searing, realistic portrait of the Bengal famine of 1943 and the many hungers it awakens—beyond food to include money, desire, and the desperate drive to rise. As rural lives are strained by war, political upheaval, and economic collapse, ordinary people confront choices that test their dignity, loyalty, and humanity. With a keen eye for social detail and a deeply human sympathy, the book traces how scarcity reshapes relationships and exposes the fault lines of a society in crisis. In Bhattacharya’s distinctive, unsentimental style, hunger becomes a lens for understanding power, survival, and the moral cost of catastrophe.
Available Editions
paperback
Creative Media Partners, LLC
Published Jan 1, 2021
200 pages
ISBN: 9781013622571
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Details
First Published
1947
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for So Many Hungers! by Bhabani Bhattacharya.