Chowringhee

Author: Sankar

Format: Medium Softcover

Condition: Very Good

'Here, day and night were interchangeable. The immaculately dressed Chowringhee, radiant in her youth, had just stepped on to the floor at the nightclub.'

Set in 1950s Calcutta, Chowringhee is a sprawling saga of the intimate lives of managers, employees and guests at one of Calcutta's largest hotels, the Shahjahan. Written by best-selling Bengali author Sankar, Chowringhee was published in 1962. Predating Arthur Hailey's Hotel by three years, it became an instant hit, spawning translations in major Indian languages, a film and a play. Its larger-than-life characters - the enigmatic manager Marco Polo, the debonair receptionist Sata Bose, the tragic hostess Karabi Guha, among others - soon attained cult status. With its thinly veiled accounts of the private lives of real-life celebrities, and its sympathetic narrative seamlessly weaving the past and the present, it immediately established itself as a popular classic.

Description of book condition:

New  Brand new and unread book.

As New  A secondhand book that can easily pass for a new one.

Very Good  Book is in great condition with only a minor blemish here and there.

Good  Book shows visible reading wear but nothing serious.

Fair  Book shows clear and more significant wear, especially on the cover, but is still solid and intact.

Worn  Book shows severe wear and tear while still being intact (commonly known as a "reading copy"). Worn books are still good perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact with none threatening to fall out.