The Runaway Boy
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The Runaway Boy
Manoranjan Byapari
Translated by V Ramaswamy
The first of a planned semi-autobiographical trilogy, this novel opens in East Pakistan. It then focusses on the life of a Dalit family that arrives a refugee camp in West Bengal and the experiences of their son Jibon, who runs away to Kolkata to try and find work.
Eka, Westland, Rs 599, 370 pages
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