Indigo Stories

Spine-Tingling Tales From The Other Side Of Midnight. Indigo Is The Mood In This New Collection Of Stories About The Supernatural, The Peculiar And The Inexplicable From Satyajit Ray, One Of The Best-Loved Writers Of Our Times. There Are Tales Here Of Dark Horror, Fantasy And Adventure Along With Heart-Warmingly Funny Stories About Ordinary People In Extraordinary Situations. In Big Bill Tulsi Babu Picks Up A Newly-Hatched Chick From A Forest And Brings It Home Only To Find It Growing Bigger And Fiercer By The Day; In Khagam A Man Kills A Sadhu S Deadly Pet Snake And Invites A Curse Which Brings About Horrifying Changes In His Body; And In The Title Story, A Young Executive Resting In An Old Abandoned Bungalow For A Night, Finds Himself Caught Up In A Chilling Sequence Of Events Which Occurred More Than A Century Ago. Also Included Here Is The Magical Mystery , A Brand New Feluda Story Discovered Amongst Ray S Papers After His Death, And Several Tales Featuring Uncle Tarini, The Master Storyteller Who Appears In Translation For The First Time. From Mr. Shasmal, Who Is Visited One Night By All The Creatures He Has Ever Killed, To Ashamanja Babu, Who Does Not Know What To Do When His Pet Dog Suddenly Begins To Laugh, The Unforgettable Characters In These Stories Surprise, Shock And Entertain Us In Equal Measure. Indigo Is A Veritable Treasure Trove Especially For Those Who Like A Taste Of The Unusual In A Short Story And An Unexpected Twist At The End. Translated From The Bengali By The Author And Gopa Majumdar.