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• Author: শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায় (Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay)
• Genre: উপন্যাস (Novel)
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788170664307
• Pages: 110
• Weight: 192 grams

📜 Summary:

🔹 A Man's Struggle for Survival
The protagonist, Upal, has tried everything just to survive—from being a bus conductor to committing train robberies—but he fails at everything. He carries an insatiable hunger, an unfulfilled desire, like a relentless cancer.

🔹 A Complex Moral Dilemma
His friend Subinoy, who is madly in love with his fiancée Priti, uses Upal for a twisted purpose: to have an illicit affair with his wife, Khona. Surprisingly, this is the one task Upal actually succeeds in. But can he truly hold onto it? As events spiral out of control, Upal gets caught in a web of deceit, morality, and survival.

🔹 A Satirical Reflection of Society
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay doesn’t just present an intriguing story; through a mix of humor, thrill, and deep psychological insight, he exposes the hypocrisy of modern civilization. The novel reads like a fast-paced thriller yet carries the weight of serious social commentary.

✨ Why Read It?

📚 A gripping narrative with sharp social satire
💡 Explores morality, survival, and human contradictions
🎭 Memorable characters & thought-provoking themes
🔥 A must-read for fans of literary fiction and thrillers