Moner Oshukh

'Moner Oshukh' by Shirsendu Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali literary fiction comprising three novellas, each excavating the quiet devastation of human relationships. In the first, Alok visits artist Chaturmukh to check on his grandfather's portrait — and an unexpected encounter with Tusir changes everything. The second follows Sripati, a simple village man whose wife Monsa works in Kolkata; when rumours of her remarriage reach him, he crosses every obstacle to confront the truth. The third and most charged story centres on Timir, who once lost Briti to another man named Shubha. When Briti suddenly reappears in Timir's life, old wounds reopen — and a video exposing Shubha's infidelity triggers a shocking murder. Shirsendu Mukhopadhyay, one of contemporary Bengali fiction's most celebrated voices, weaves longing, betrayal, and psychological unravelling into narratives that linger long after the last page. For readers who know the specific ache of love gone wrong, this book is essential.