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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Swami Vivekananda's personal life's troubles, anxiety, his health, diseases, intimate side of him —these are the main topics of the book. In this book Shankar portrayed "The Monk" as "a man". The book is divided into five chapters (except "Foreword" and "Acknowledgement")— | Swami Vivekananda's personal life's troubles, anxiety, his health, diseases, intimate side of him —these are the main topics of the book. In this book, Shankar portrayed "The Monk" as "a man". The book is divided into five chapters (except "Foreword" and "Acknowledgement")— | ||
# ''A Monk and His Mother'': this chapter discusses Vivekananda's relation with his mother, how he remained faithful to his mother always | # ''A Monk and His Mother'': this chapter discusses Vivekananda's relation with his mother, how he remained faithful to his mother always | ||
# ''Emperor, Monk and Cook in One'': Vivekananda was a good cook always. This chapter discusses his cooking skill; | # ''Emperor, Monk and Cook in One'': Vivekananda was a good cook always. This chapter discusses his cooking skill; | ||
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== Publication == | == Publication == | ||
The books | The books were first published in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''Achena Ajana Vivekananda'' in November 2003 by ''Sahityam''. [[Penguin Books]] translated and published the book in English in 2011. As of 2011, more than 100,000 copies of the Bengali version of the book were sold.<ref name="Caravan Magazine">{{cite web|title=The Monk as Man: The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/bookshelf/monk-man-unknown-life-swami-vivekananda|publisher=Caravan Magazine|accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> The Bengali version of the book was a best-seller even in March 2014.<ref name="ABP Bestsellet March 2014">{{cite web|title=Bestseller list|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/pustokporichoi/ব-স-টস-ল-র-1.15719#}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||