{"product_id":"picture-imperfect-and-other-byomkesh-bakshi-mysteries-saradindu-bandyopadhyay","title":"Picture Imperfect and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries - Saradindu Bandyopadhyay","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture Imperfect and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor: \u003cstrong\u003eSaradindu Bandyopadhyay\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: \u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eEdition: \u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition, 1999\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003ePages: \u003cstrong\u003e248\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eSize: \u003cstrong\u003e5.5 × 1 × 8 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eLanguage: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n \r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003ePicture Imperfect and Other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces English-language readers to the world of \u003cstrong\u003eByomkesh Bakshi\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most recognizable detectives in Bengali literature. 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