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Shankar, a young Bengali man who has just finished school, leaves his village for a job with a jute company in Africa, where he becomes fascinated by the wilderness. He meets a Portuguese adventurer, Diego Alvarez, and joins him in an expedition into the African wilds toward the legendary mountain of the moon in search of a diamond mine. On the way, they face lions, snakes, a creature called the Bunyip and the dangers of thirst. Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay wrote the novel without having visited Africa, drawing on explorers' accounts.

Readers of adventure stories, young and old, will find a classic of Bengali literature. It is often recommended to young readers who like exploration.

Clear-cut; an easy read.

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