Black River is a book written by Nilanjana Roy[1] and published by Westland Books.[2]
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| Author | Nilanjana Roy |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Published | 2022 (Westland) |
| ISBN | 9789395767118 |
Plot
editThe book is about a crime saga[3] and murder mystery which explores love, grief and friendship.[4]
Critical reception and reviews
editSheila Kumar of Deccan Herald listed it in "the best of 2022".[5] It was on the hotlist for 2022 London Book Fair.[6]
Amrita Dutta of The Wire (India) wrote "The writing of Black River is vivid and lyrical",[7] Mukund Padmanabhan of Frontline (magazine) wrote "Roy's decision to frame the plot against the politics of the times is unexceptionable",[8] Bindu Menon of The Tribune India wrote "Franz Kafka once said, "A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us." Roy's 'Black River' makes the cut."[9] Saloni Sharma of Scroll.in wrote "With all its literary merit, Black River is also a book that is likely to appeal to most readers of crime fiction."[10]
The book has been also reviewed by Sheila Kumar of The New Indian Express[11] and Sucheta Dasgupta of The Asian Age.[12]
References
edit- ^ Bari, Sarah Anjum (12 January 2023). "Three literary walks: Nilanjana Roy, Shehan Karunatilaka, Daisy Rockwell". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "On the shelf: Here are some of the e-books that you may find interesting". Financial Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Nilanjana Roy's Black River | Anatomy of a crime". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Black River by Nilanjana S Roy Is A Murder Mystery I An excerpt". SheThePeople. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Revisiting the best of 2022". Deccan Herald. 25 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "London Book Fair 2022: agents' hotlists". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Review: 'Black River' Explores the Unseen Margins of Delhi but Falters on the Plot". The Wire. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Padmanabhan, Mukund (14 December 2022). "Persuasively alive: Review of Black River by Nilanjana S. Roy". Frontline. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "'Black River' by Nilanjana S Roy is a rural noir about grief, friendship and justice". The Tribune India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Saloni. "'Black River': A genre-defying novel covertly raises questions of sociological, ecological decay". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Nilanjana Roy's 'Black River' book review: On the margins of margin". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Dasgupta, Sucheta (20 November 2022). "Book Review | The soul of a river, poured into saga of fatherhood and crime". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.