# Pather Panchali

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- Authors: [Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay](https://www.bookquiver.com/bibhutibhushan-bandopadhyay)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2019-09-01

## Description

In the idyllic village of the Abode of Contentment, Durga and her little brother, Opu, grow up in a world of woods, orchards and adventure. Nurtured on their aunt’s songs and stories, they dream of secret magical lands, forbidden gardens and the distant railroad. The grown-up world of debts, resentment and bone-deep poverty barely touches them. Their parents, Shorbojoya and Horihor, also dream of the railroad, though as the gateway to lands with a better future. But can distance really change destiny? Will the railroad augur a triumphant future for the Roys, or a ballad of fates drastically altered? A powerful testament to the indomitable human will to prevail, this timeless novel comes alive in an incandescent new translation.

## Editions

### Pather Panchali

- Publisher: india_penguin_modern_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4310-295-3
- Pages: 504
- Published: 2019-09-01
- Language: en_IN