Description

Tong Ling Express is a collection of selected Bengali children stories translated into English by Nivedita Sen. The stories in this volume are written by some of the most well-known writers writing for children in Bengali across the twentieth century—Sukumar Roy, Sibram Chakraborty, Lila Majumdar and Asha Purna Devi etc. The stories are well-set within the everyday situation of home and school in which children hardly have any outlet or access to adventure. Since the stories are not intended for toddlers, their readers cannot be expected to take a break from reality by identifying themselves with fantastic dreamscapes and relocating themselves beyond the realms of the possible.