The Firebird  (English, Paperback, Majumdar Saikat)

The characters didnt seem cardboard cut outs. Neither were they white or black - the shades of grey that people usually are. Very well written.

Brilliantly woven, unreal journey of a little boy who blurred every aspect of humane possibilities of expected behavior from him, whether emotional or intellectual. And how dazzlingly! His attitude out runs our very demand from him, whether as a reader or an invariable moral guardian hidden in us. An electrifying style of narrative absorbs all the emotional undercurrents and subtleties, outstands all the way whether beginning, middle or end as if you are just from a never forgotten dream, mak...

Much has been written, reviewed, critiqued about Saikat Majumdar’s recent novel, The Firebird . Hence this is a personal note from the point of view of a reader who is hopefully perceptive!
Much has been written, reviewed, critiqued about Saikat Majumdar’s recent novel, The Firebird . Hence this is a personal note from the point of view of a reader who is hopefully perceptive!

The Firebird is a brilliant, gripping, dark, complex and at times an intimidating piece of work and exceptionally we...