Lit in Translation

Joyasree Goswami Mahanta

জয়শ্ৰী গোস্বামী মহন্ত

Born 1960 · India

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Sahitya Akademi 2019 · Winner

    Chanakya

    চাণক্য · Chanakya

    Joyasree Goswami Mahanta · 54 when first published

    Novel · 578 pages · Historical, Politics

    AI-generated summary:After twelve-year-old Vishnugupta finds his father's body, he goes on to study and then teach at Taxila, and becomes Chanakya, the strategist and royal adviser of ancient India who sets out to clear the name of Magadha.