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A review by peanotsilent
Collected Short Stories by Satyajit Ray
4.0
Satyajit Ray was a clever writer- his twists are fun, his plots crisp with nary a sentence wasted, and it is not surprising he and Dahl were contemporaries. However, much more than his cleverness, he was a kind writer. He doled justice, pity, charity, humour, friendships, and comfort like a kindly god, marvelling at the eccentricity of the world, but always fair.
I take away one star because apparently there is no space for a story featuring a woman. The prevailing societal norms might not have allowed women free-wheeling adventures around a lush Bengal countryside (Satyajit Ray continues to slyly use his literature to highlight the lesser-known delights of Bengal tourism), but it is hard to believe no woman ever faced a spook or missed an old friend or had an interesting enough experience for her to feature in this collection. Other than that, this is a rather delightful collection of stories and cannot be more highly recommended.
I take away one star because apparently there is no space for a story featuring a woman. The prevailing societal norms might not have allowed women free-wheeling adventures around a lush Bengal countryside (Satyajit Ray continues to slyly use his literature to highlight the lesser-known delights of Bengal tourism), but it is hard to believe no woman ever faced a spook or missed an old friend or had an interesting enough experience for her to feature in this collection. Other than that, this is a rather delightful collection of stories and cannot be more highly recommended.