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remembering Esmeralda



On my way back tonight I suddenly remembered Chibu's night shirt with an illustration of Esmeralda- It used to be his favorite for a long time till he finally outgrew that set. Funny why should one choose Esmeralda to be printed on a 3year old's Tee !! 
I remember reading the story in Bangla long before I read the original. It was an abridged version in Bishwer Shreshtho Goppo- a birthday gift when I was in Class5! I cannot quite remember now if I could decipher the complexities of human relationship- of love, infatuation, lust and despair.....of being ugly and passionate ( disastrous combination). I wonder if Chibu ever read that book and about Quasimodo's obsession and who Esmeralda really was....!!

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  1. Abhro12 February 2012 at 06:04

    I had the book! and the woman was good looking! :P

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  2. amrita12 February 2012 at 07:23

    Did you read it? Quasimodo was in love with Esmeralda...who surely had her gypsy charm....and Quasimodo was an index of ugliness..as the name suggests.."almost human"....that's the beauty of tragedy!

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  3. Abhro12 February 2012 at 08:47

    yes, ma'am I read it! the humpback of notre-dame

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  4. amrita12 February 2012 at 09:05

    Oh! so what did the first statement mean? That you liked the look of the woman on your Tee? :))))

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