Review of Manoranjan Byapari’s ‘The Runaway Boy’
The HinduManoranjan Byapari is unique among Indian writers because he comes from the working class. In The Runaway Boy, the first part of his semi-autobiographical Chandal Jibon trilogy, we are introduced to Jibon, born unfortunate though not unwanted, who, true to his name, is indomitable. As the boy screams out at his assailants at one point, “‘My name’s Jibon, I’m a Chandal. Byapari creates moments of levity — such as when Jibon has a solemn conversation with his spectral friend, Maran, or when, at playtime, Jibon assumes the role of “the great archer Ramachandra, his pants torn at the backside” — that flit on wings of light against the darkness. The Runaway Boy will make the reader look at life through Jibon’s eyes and the view isn’t flattering, to put it mildly.
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