'Epic City' tells the story of a young expat and his love affair with Calcutta
No one in his or her right mind is about to deny that Calcutta is an epic city. Its huge and wondrous presence, its chromatic aura spell e-p-i-c, even if you don’t know its storied past, which is epic. Is Kushanava Choudhury’s about the epic-ness of Calcutta? Not so much. The book could as easily be titled "The People in My Life, Calcutta IncludedHe sharply draws individuals, and the city is experienced as an imprint on their characters, both from experiences that happened that morning and as palimpsests. (Calcutta isthis review will follow Choudhury’s lead.)
