Chitrakar: The Artist

pp. xviii + 196, Illus. (Partly Col. ) When three of the four pieces by Benodebehari Mukherjee (1904-1980) that go into his book Chitrakar first appeared in a well-known Beng [more]

pp. xviii + 196, Illus. (Partly Col. ) When three of the four pieces by Benodebehari Mukherjee (1904-1980) that go into his book Chitrakar first appeared in a well-known Bengali literary journal, they took the reading public by storm. Everyone wanted to see them published together as a book. And when such a book did appear it was sold out in no time. Expressing his philosophy and approach to art and the work of the artist, it was praised by both critic and layman. It also received two important literary awards. All these four pieces were written by Benodebehari after he lost his eyesight in the summer of 1957. From the time he star.[less]