The life and times of the Hungry Generation of modern Bengali poets, arguably the most dynamic and divisive literary movement of its generation | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

The life and times of the Hungry Generation of modern Bengali poets, arguably the most dynamic and divisive literary movement of its generation | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Samantak Das |Updated: June 9, 2019 10:21:29 am

The life and times of the Hungry Generation of modern Bengali poets, arguably the most dynamic and divisive literary movement of its generation

Perhaps the most debated and certainly the most divisive, “movement” in modern Bengali poetry is that of the Hungry Generation, whose founders and followers were labelled “Hungryalists”.

The Hungryalists: The Poets Who Sparked a Revolution by Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury

The Hungryalists: The Poets Who Sparked a Revolution
Maitreyee Bhattacharjee Chowdhury
Penguin Random House
198 pages 
Rs 599