The Diary of a Space Traveller and Other Stories

Professor Shonku, the inventor whose notebooks record impossible machines and stranger encounters, anchors this collection of Satyajit Ray's science fiction. Translated into English, the stories gather laboratory experiments, journeys far from home, and phenomena that resist ordinary explanation, each told in a compact form that keeps the science playful rather than technical. Ray's humour and eye for detail survive the translation, and the pieces can be taken singly or read as a portrait of one memorable fictional scientist. What the pages hold: • Self-contained stories featuring the scientist Professor Shonku • An English translation of Bengali originals by Satyajit Ray • Compact pieces that fit comfortably into a single sitting • Science fiction pitched to younger readers and adults alike Well matched to readers discovering Ray beyond his films, to families sharing South Asian classics in English, and to anyone building a short-fiction shelf, offered by Boipoka.