{"product_id":"9780857423894","title":"Things That Happen: and Other Poems","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBhaskar Chakrabarti’s poetry is synonymous with the romantic melancholia inherent to Calcutta. His trenchant poetic voice was one of the most significant to emerge in the 1960s and ’70s—perhaps the most prolific period of modern Bengali poetry. Spanning the rise of militant leftism, the spread of crippling poverty across India, the war in Bangladesh, the influx of millions of refugees, the dark, dictatorial days of Indira Gandhi’s reign, and the disillusionment of communist rule in Bengal, Chakrabarti’s poems plumb the depths of urban angst, expressing the spirit of sadness and alienation in delicate metaphors wrapped in deceptively lucid language.\u003cp\u003eIn this first-ever comprehensive translation of Chakrabarti’s work, award-winning translator Arunava Sinha masterfully articulates that clarity of vision, retaining the unique cadence and idioms of the Bengali language. Presenting verses and prose poems from all of Chakrabarti’s life—from his first volume, \u003ci\u003eWhen Will Winter Come\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1971, to his last, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Giraffes, \u003c\/i\u003epublished just before his death in 2005, and collecting several unpublished works as well—\u003ci\u003eThings That Happen and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the world to a brilliant and universal poetic voice of urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027264258288,"sku":"9780857423894","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857423894_p0.jpg?v=1763836014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857423894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}