Puffin Classic The Final Adventures Prof. Shonku

Just at the stroke of the half hour the floor under our feet shook and in that very instant the sphere exploded into a thousand bits and scattered on the floor. Then from the ruins was heard an eerie disembodied voice declaiming 'I know what comes after death!'In this last volume of Professor Shonku's escapades the brilliant and benevolent scientist travels around the world once more to face near death situations. Each nerve wracking experience is faithfully recorded in his diary. We learn of Shonku being outwitted by his own invention the Tellus computer his helplessness when his arch-rival in Rome deliberately misplaces his wonder drug Miracurall and the thrilling discovery of a three-and-a-half-thousand-year-oldsparkling diamond necklace and a papyrus in an ancient tomb in Cairo. Join the incredible Shonku on his many exhilarating adventures accompanied by his two long-time friends his feline companion Newton and his faithful retainer Prahlad.Presented in a brilliant translation by Indrani Majumdar and the late author this volume brings alive the wildly imaginative world of the weird and wonderful Professor Shonku. Review The volume begins with an escapade translated by Ray himself and the concluding and introspective adventure in this book begins at his cozy house in Giridih but the action starts to unfold from Jharkhand and takes readers to London and Berlin with a nail-biting finish. -- Outlook ―https//www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/rays-99th-birthday-final-volume-of-prof-shonkus-adventures-released/1821585 Published On 2020-05-02The stories are in the format of a diary and so the reader has the comfort of knowing that the professor got through whatever adventure he went through.... For those who cannot read the original translations like these will help to keep readers hooked to Ray's magic with words. -- The Hindu ―https//www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/indrani-majumdar-on-translating-the-final-set-of-satyajit-rays-professor-shonku-stories/article31525074.ece Published On 2020-05-07Popular page-turners come back on digital platforms in new ways...with illustrations in the book by Ray himself this sure makes for a collectors' edition albeit on your electronic reading devices. -- Telegraph ―https//www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/popular-page-turners-come-back-on-digital-platforms-professor-shonku-j-k-rowling-and-the-blair-project/cid/1773241 Published On 2020-05-15On his 99th birthday fans of legendary film director Satyajit Ray could not have asked for more - his final volume of Professor Shonku's escapades which has been translated into English with a portion by the master himself was launched on May 2. -- Times of India ―https//timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/final-volume-of-satyajit-rays-prof-shonkus-adventures-released/articleshow/75530900.cms Published On 2020-05-04Get ready for adventures with Professor Shonku to celebrate Satyajit Ray's birthday...[the book] has been translated by Ray and Indrani Majumdar for the first time in English from the original collection of Shonku adventures featuring stories that are funny imaginative and exciting. -- Indian Express ―https//www.indulgexpress.com/culture/books/2020/apr/30/get-ready-for-adventures-with-professor-shonku-to-celebrate-satyajit-rays-birthday-24516.html Published On 2020-04-30Satyajit Ray at 99 An extract from The Final Adventures of Professor Shonku -- Indian Express ―https//indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/satyajit-ray-at-99-extract-the-final-adventures-of-professor-shonku-6390189/ Published On 2020-05-02Ray had been a life-long fan of science fiction and nowhere is this evidenced more than in his creation of Professor Shonku. The genial 50-plus inventor has been a literary companion for generations of kids stretching their imagination into a world where time travel is possible in the blink of an eye. Adults too have enjoye