The Mystery of the Pink Pearl

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The Mystery of the Pink Pearl (Golapi Mukta Rahasya) is a Bengali detective story written by Satyajit Ray. [1] Feluda is the protagonist of the story. It was first published in Sandesh (magazine), 1989. The story ranks 31st in the Feluda series. [2]

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Synopsis

In the title story, a rare pink pearl surfaces in a little Bengal village, and the owner turns to Feluda for protection against the machinations of the sleuth's old enemy, the devious Maganlal Meghraj. As the plot twists and turns, Feluda ends up in the sinister galis of Banaras, where he must outwit Maganlal once again to recover the pearl.

Adaptation

The story was adapted into a telefilm "Golapi Mukta Rahasya" [3] directed by Sandip Ray. [4]

The story was also adapted into a graphic novel by Abhijit Chattopadhyay for Anandamela Pujabarshiki 2014.

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References

  1. The Mystery of the Pink Pearl. Penguin. 1998. p. 263. ISBN   978-0140278217.
  2. Complete Adventures of Feluda. Penguin Books India. ISBN   9780143032786.
  3. "Feluda on Feluda". The Telegraph. India. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "Satyajiter Gappo: Golapi Mukta Rahasya". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.