Padma River Boatman
UNESCO collection of representative works.Description
On the shifting waters of the Padma River, Kuber—an impoverished boatman—struggles to keep his family afloat amid forces that feel larger than any individual can withstand. Around him are the people who define his fragile world: his crippled wife Mala, his daughter Gopi, and his sister-in-law Kopila, each carrying their own burdens as survival becomes a daily negotiation. Through Kuber’s choices and the community’s precarious routines, the novel explores the existential weight of marginal life, where hope and endurance coexist with loss, constraint, and moral compromise. With Manik Bandyopadhyay’s incisive, human-centered storytelling, the book illuminates the duality of survival—how dignity is tested, and how love and responsibility persist even when the river refuses to be tamed.
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paperback
University of Queensland Press
Published Jan 1, 1973
142 pages
ISBN: 0702208337
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First Published
1973
Language
eng
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