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The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
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At eighteen, Somlata married into the Mitras: a once noble Bengali household whose descendants have taken to pawning off the family gold to keep up appearances. When Pishima, the embittered matriarch, dies, Somlata is the first to discover her aunt-in-law's body - and her sharp-tongued ghost. First demanding that Somlata hide her gold from the family's prying hands, Pishima's ghost continues to wreak havoc on the Mitras. Secrets spilt, cooking spoilt, Somlata finds herself at the centre of the chaos. And as the family teeter on the brink of bankruptcy, it looks like it's up to her to fix it. The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die is a frenetic, funny and fresh novel about three generations of Mitra women, a jewellery box, and the rickety family they hold together.
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Bookworm54
Bookworm54
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
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This was a short novel for #FoodAndLit #Bangladesh

Somlata marries into a family of old wealth (that are going broke). After her elderly aunt-in-law dies, she haunts Somlata, forcing her to hide her jewellery from the family. It also follows Boshon, a teen who doesn‘t believe she needs a man to enjoy life.

This had an abrupt ending, but I did enjoy it!

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monalyisha
monalyisha
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A short novel-in-translation about family, power, tradition, & the winds of change. A tragic & bitter Auntie, married at the age of 7 & widowed by 12, dies suddenly. She haunts the newest daughter-in-law in a floundering, aristocratic Bengali family. We also get a tale of stubborn independence & first love, focusing on the struggle between the two, told from the POV of the daughter-in-law‘s only child. 👇🏻

monalyisha Though I arrived at a fondness for the story by the (very open) ending, I never quite got the hang of defining who the family members were to one another. This bothered me at first (& I probably could have taken steps to rectify my ignorance)…but I settled into it (it‘s a sick day; forgive me). Ultimately, what hooked me & kept me going was a pervading sense of melancholy, moon-glow, & the distinct & confident personhood of each female character. (edited) 3y
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charl08
charl08
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
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Baroma is an open book.... Her affection for me includes force-feeding, anti-slimness propaganda, even opposition to feminism. Still, I can win her over whenever I want. I can ask for anything and get it too.

Baroma almost fainted when Jethu bought me a scooter a year and a half ago. She had a huge fight with him. Apparently she had never seen such a thing in her life. Now she rides pillion behind me.

Photo Tin Nguyen - Unsplash.

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Bookwormjillk
Bookwormjillk
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I enjoyed this short novel about an extended family in Bengali. Somalta is poor when she marries into the Mitra family but her smarts and determination help her husband‘s family create a successful business. The only problem is she‘s being haunted by her husband‘s aunt. I was interested in the afterward by the translator, and the tales of struggle to translate Bengali swears into English.

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IReadThereforeIBlog
IReadThereforeIBlog
The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay‘s literary horror novel (published in India in 1993 but translated into English from Bengali for the first time by Arunava Sinha) is a domestic drama pitting the genuinely malevolent Pishima against the virtuous, obedient Somlata and I liked the alternating sections following her daughter, Boshon, a restless teenager who has forsaken love but the open ending is very frustrating and may alienate some readers.

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