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This is the never-told-before story of the Hungry generation (or the Hungryalists)-a group of barnstorming, anti-establishment poets, writers, artists and activists in Bengal in the sixties. Braving social boycott, ridicule, and arrest, the Hungryalists changed the literary landscape of Bengal forever. Along the way, they also influenced iconic poets such as Allen Ginsberg who struck up a lifelong friendship with the Hungryalists.
About the Author
Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury is a poet and writer. She has authored a poetry collection, Benaras: Where Even the Present is Ancient, and a nonfiction title, Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen: Bengali Cinema s First Couple, which was nominated for a Crossword Book Award in 2013. She is the poetry and fiction editor of the Bangalore Review, a literary journal. She lives in Bangalore with a family of dogs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
This is the never-told-before story of the Hungry generation (or the Hungryalists)-a group of barnstorming, anti-establishment poets, writers, artists and activists in Bengal in the sixties. Braving social boycott, ridicule, and arrest, the Hungryalists changed the literary landscape of Bengal forever. Along the way, they also influenced iconic poets such as Allen Ginsberg who struck up a lifelong friendship with the Hungryalists.
About the Author
Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury is a poet and writer. She has authored a poetry collection, Benaras: Where Even the Present is Ancient, and a nonfiction title, Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen: Bengali Cinema s First Couple, which was... Read More