My kind of girl (1st Archipelago Books ed.)

"[Written] with consummate mastery. . . . A gem of delight. . . . Bose stokes the embers of the story alive till the last page." Indian Express In a railway station one gloomy December night, four strangers from different walks of life are facing a long delay.

The sight of a young couple in love prompts them to share their own bittersweet stories of unrequited love with each other.

Honest, wise, and heartbreaking, My Kind of Girl is an unconventional love story from one of India's greatest writers.Buddhadeva Bose (19081974), celebrated for both his poetry and prose, was a central figure in the Bengali modernist movement.

He also translated the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, Friedrich Hlderlin, and Rainer Maria Rilke.