Description
Set in the wake of a childhood shaped by hardship and hope, this novel follows Apu as he moves from village schooldays into the wider, more demanding world of adolescence and early adulthood. Driven by an intense hunger for knowledge and a restless desire to see beyond his surroundings, he leaves home for higher education—only to discover that poverty is not the only obstacle, and that human relationships can be as complicated as they are consequential. Through Apu’s struggles, losses, and hard-won self-awareness, the story explores themes of ambition, moral awakening, social constraint, and the search for dignity in the face of life’s unpredictability. Celebrated for its vivid realism and compassionate attention to everyday detail, the author’s classic narrative voice turns personal growth into a moving portrait of a changing society.
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paperback
HarperCollins
Published Jan 1, 1999
512 pages
paperback
HarperCollins
Published Jan 1, 1999
512 pages
paperback
HarperCollins
Published Jan 1, 1999
512 pages
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Details
First Published
1999
Language
ben
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Aparajito by Bibhūtibhūshaṇa Bandyopādhyāẏa.