Book Mine: Koni - Couverture souple

TRANSLATED BY MUKHERJEE, SUMANA

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9380143559 ISBN 13 : 9789380143552

Editeur : Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

A poor but feisty tomboy 'Koni' Kanakchampa Paul. A fiery coach with an eye for talent and a passion for making it shine. A championship that sets up privileged competitors against one who is constantly sidelined. The stage is set for an explosive contest. And a sport stops being just a game. In a city where sports clubs are guided by favouritism, a coach with a dream - Kshitish Sinha - plucks Koni from a slum and trains her to swim. The spunky teenager battles her way past hardship, rivalry and humiliation to negotiate a decisive lap against all odds. If she fails, she loses everything that matters. And if she succeeds, she blazes a trail out of her sorry circumstances. For the first time in translation, this story of faith, grit and sportsmanship is a modern classic by Moti Nandy, the master teller of sports stories. PLUS! BOOK MINE GEMS! 32 extra-special pages about the author, his work and times.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Moti Nandy (1931-2010) was one of the few writers in the world to have created an entire body of fiction centered on sports. A Sahitya Academy award winner and former Sports Editor at the Ananda Bazaar Patrika, he wrote more than 25 novels in Bengali for adults and as many for children and young adults. Nearly all his novels are set in Kolkata, where he lived and capture the struggle and success of the underdog in sports, ranging from football to cricket, tennis to swimming, athletics to boxing. He lived in Kolkata and wrote in Bengali. Of all his writings, Koni was made into a film starring Soumitra Chatterjee, who won the National Award for his role as the coach.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9380143559
• ISBN 13: 9789380143552
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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