Will Shankar survive the ordeal of rainforests, high-terrain climbs, deserts, seemingly mythical beasts & live the life he had always craved for?Р”Вespite the fact that the book falls under the category of childrenРІР‚в„ўs literature, it bears the hallmark of BibhutibhushanРІР‚в„ўs work. But in a place where civilization has never set foot before, mere survival is often the biggest challenge. Together, they set off on a great adventure in search of a legendary treasure that lies in an unknown cave, hidden somewhere in the forests of the Richtersveldt Mountain Range. He nurses him back to health & Alvarez, in gratitude towards the young lad, decides to take him under his wing. While on stationmaster duty at a remote station in Kenya, he happens to meet the Portuguese traveller Diego Alvarez, famished & on the verge of death. Living in the vast grasslands of Africa with Europeans & locals alike as they go laying tracks for trains is not bereft of danger, for man-eating predators roam freely & a moment of indiscretion or complacency can often result in oneРІР‚в„ўs death. So when an acquaintance offers him the oppprtunity to work abroad, Shankar grabs it with both hands & lands in the middle of Africa, working for the Ugandan Railway Company. However, the year is 1909 & what awaits him at the end of his schooling is an ordinary clerical job at a jute factory. Shankar is your brilliant youngster in every respect РІР‚вЂњ a good student with decent grades, an excellent athlete & a thirst for knowledge & adventure in his life.

Shankar Choudhuri is the protagonist of РІР‚В Chander PaharРІР‚в„ўР’В (РІР‚В Mountain of the MoonРІР‚в„ў) by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, the novelist famous for penning the novels on which Satyajit RayРІР‚Вs Apu trilogy is based. For there was a time when I really thought IРІР‚в„ўd never get around to reading Bengali literature РІР‚вЂњ but here I am, having accomplished what I set out to do. Before I start to write a review, IРІР‚в„ўd like to take the opportunity to pat my own back.

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