Veteran novelist, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, released an anthology of ghost and paranormal stories in Bengali called PARANORMAL 2 by Victor Ghoshe at Oxford Bookstore.

This is the fourth Bengali book by Victor Ghose, after the two back-to-back English bestsellers “The Job Charnock Riddle” and “Tomb of God”. These two books won him recognition and prizes on a global scale.

The book is an anthology of ghost and paranormal stories called PARANORMAL 2.

Readers who have been yearning for a Bengali book of spooky stories would like Paranormal 2. The book has stories like Lockdown E, Piche Piche Ghore, Raat Nijhum, Kaaktaliyo, Jogu Chowdhuryr Bagaan, Lekha, Concurrence, Sawmantoraal, Death Time Clinic, Kaal Prokkhep, etc. 

The reader was left with a distinct cinematic image thanks to Ghoshe’s stories. His tales exhibit great compassion, in-depth observation, and deft handling of people and circumstances. Ghoshe’s writing combines life, surrealism, human connection, and emotions in a unique way. Despite his controlled, exact, and meticulous writing style, readers are moved to tears. Surprisingly, he avoids employing melodrama or other dramatic excesses to depict a fine sense of sensitivity in his writings.

The writer said “Paranormal 1 was released in 2019 and received positive feedback from readers from all over the world despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The Kindle and e-book versions have been downloaded from every corner of the world (Europe, the US, Australia, and Asia-pacific). That was the time I started getting emails from people all over, stating that they enjoyed my book Paranormal during the toughest time of their lives. Thus, Paranormal 2 happened – on request, to be precise. I took one whole year to write the stories”.

Paranormal 2 is priced at Rs 245/- and will be available in Starmark and leading stores alongside online platforms like Amazon & Flipkart.

Priyanka Dutta