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Kalyan Ray

Biography

Kalyan Ray

Kalyan Ray's family was uprooted from what later became Bangladesh. Educated in India and the US, he is the author of the novel EASTWORDS and has translated several books of contemporary Indian poetry into English. He has lived and taught in several countries on four continents, and currently divides his time between the USA and India with his wife, the Indian film director and actress Aparna Sen.

Kalyan Ray

Books by Kalyan Ray

by Kalyan Ray - Fiction, Historical Fiction

In 1843, Padraig Aherne sets off to Dublin to rally for his country’s independence, unaware that his girlfriend is pregnant with his child. But once he reaches the big city, a dangerous mistake forces him on a ship destined for Calcutta. As the potato famine devastates their home, Padraig’s best friend escapes with his young daughter across the ocean, aboard one of the infamous “coffin ships” headed for America. As two family trees expand, Padraig’s descendants struggle to define themselves and find their places in the world.