Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

Pather Panchali

Portrait of poverty in rural Bengal following a young boy's struggle and dreams

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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

Bengali novelist whose Pather Panchali, the first volume of the Apu Trilogy, is a masterpiece of rural Indian life. Satyajit Ray's film adaptation brought his work to worldwide recognition.

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