Manik & I: My Life with Satyajit Ray - Softcover

Ray, Bijoya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143431358 ISBN 13: 9780143431350

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA PVT.LTD., 2012

Synopsis

It is unusual to come across a life so rich in varied experiences as the one that Bijoya Ray, wife and constant companion to the renowned film-maker Satyajit Ray, has lived. Despite being closely related, Satyajit-'Manik' to his friends and family-and Bijoya fell in love and embarked on a life together years before Ray's groundbreaking film Pather Panchali was made, and their long, happy married life lasted right until Ray's death in 1992. Bijoya Ray never felt the urge to write her memoirs, but was finally persuaded to pick up the pen when she was well into her eighties. Manik and I brims over with hitherto unknown stories of her life with Satyajit Ray, told in candid, vivid detail.

About this title

About the Author:

Indrani Majumdar lives in Delhi but has her roots firmly based in Bengali culture. Her bilingualism has helped her career as she has translated Bengali texts into English and vice versa. A keen researcher, her vocation in life has been to explore the various facets of Satyajit Rays work. At present she works with the Programme Office, India International Centre, Delhi.

About this edition

• Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA PVT.LTD.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143431358
• ISBN 13: 9780143431350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 634