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"A prolific, peerless writer who made worlds and words come alive." -Raja Sen

"Her pen unfolds a rare fluidity, an insight into human nature, a gift for satire capped with feather-light touches of humour." -Times of India

Deep, sparse and yet moving in poetry, Nabaneeta Dev Sen is gorgeous in her immaculate prose. Equally comfortable as a citizen of the world, as a woman exploring her own courtyard, Dev Sen's literary existence contains several apparently irreconcilable facets. --Anita Agnihotri

"It was through her creative writing that Dev Sen gave herself a sovereign presence in the Bengali literary sphere . . . She was not afraid of baring her pain in the early poetry she wrote, nor did she ever compromise on questions of freedom." -Dipesh Chakrabarty

"[In her poetry], words are not symbols, not individualised characters, but sentinels that represent hopes, dreams, fears, and inner instincts." -Uma Nair, Times of India

"Nabaneeta Dev Sen was one of the most beloved, versatile and prolific writers in Bengali literature. Equally expressive in poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction." -Bookseller at McNally Jackson