The Rising Sun (Novel)

About the Translators Subhajit Bhadra Born in Guwahati on 17 th November in 1980, SubhajitBhadra was brought up in a small provincial town of Hojai situated in the middle part of Assam. He struggled during his childhood against dire poverty but his interest for learning manifested itself in his growing up years. He didn’t get a suitable environment but his love for the world of letters began early in his life. He passed his matriculation in 1997 and his higher secondary examination in 1999. He passed his B.A with English honors in 2002. Later on he acquired his mater degree from Tazpur University and got gold medal as he topped in his batch. His first published article was carried in the pages of prestigious daily newspaper from Assam, the Assam Tribune in 2003. After that he regularly contributed to many leading magazines and newspapers. He is a free-lance writer, a poet, critic and translator. He specializes in American literature and he also published a book on Jewish American writing. Till date he has published six books of literature and culture, amongst which there is also a Bengali collection of poem. He has also written and published in Indian literature, the prestigious bi-monthly journal of SahityaAkademi, New Delhi. Sonia Hussain Born in New Bongaigaon on 9 th November 1985 Sonia Hussain was brought up in an ambiance of social interaction where her parents Abul Kalam and Rezia Begum raised her in a pampered way. She gained her primary education in the provincial town of Bongaigaon itself and passed her matriculation from Birjhora Girls High school in 2001. Then she secured her higher secondary education and degree from BirjhoraKanyaMahavidyalaya in 2003. After that she took the subject and discipline of education in her B.A. Course and obtained her degree from Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon.Then she migrated to Guahati University in 2006 for her M.A degree and successfully completed her master degree from the same citadel of higher education in 2008. In graduation she secured first class 6 th position under Guahati University and secured first class 6 th position from the same university in M.A. She cleared NET examination at one go. She likes to read objective oriented books and listen to music. She also passed her M.Phil degree from Vinayak Mission Univeristy, Tamilnadu in 2010. This is her maiden publication.