Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne: The Magical World of Upendrakishore Roychoudhury
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Publishing year : January 2004
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780143335894
- Imprint : Puffin Books
- Age Group : Young Reader
- Language : English
Artist, musician, man of science, Upendrakishore Roychoudhury was a man of many parts. But it is for his writing for chi ...
Artist, musician, man of science, Upendrakishore Roychoudhury was a man of many parts. But it is for his writing for children that he is best remembered. This book is a selection of the best of his stories and the most fascinating of his characters: Goopy and Bagha, dedicated but unsuccessful musicians who are cast out of their homes because their music drives their families and neighbours crazy; Tuntuni, the little bird; the clever fox; Majantali Sarkar, the cat; the intrepid Granny Hunchback; and many others. Swagata Deb’s vibrant translation brings Upendrakishore’s unique magic to a wider audience.
Upendrakishore Roychoudhury (1863—1915) was a writer, illustrator, musician and amateur astronomer, best known for his charming children’s books and for establishing the popular Bengali children’s magazine, Sandesh.