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He culled the details about Africa - its history, geography and biology - from his extensive readings at the Calcutta Library. "Bandopadhyay had never travelled to Africa.
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"I had the impression that the author must have travelled the length and breadth of Arica, and actually lived the tale he so wonderfully told," the dialogue writer says. Mohapatra says he "lived and breathed" the book for a while, marvelling at the details that Bandopadhyay had infused into the narrative. It brings Bandopadhyay's vivid descriptions of the vast continent to life, while keeping the essence of the original story untouched. The graphic novel edition with beautiful and evocative illustrations is a treat for comic book enthusiasts. It is the tale of Shankar Roy Chowdhury and his friend Diego Alvarez, a middle-aged Portuguese explorer, as they make their way through the rugged wilderness of pre-World War I Africa in 1909-1910 and encounter wild beasts, lost tribes, labyrinthine trails, raging volcanoes, and mythical monsters that seem all too real, while in search of the fabled diamond mines of Richtersveld, the mountain of the moon. Considered one of the greatest adventure novels in Bengali literature, "Moon Mountain" is a powerful tale of wanderlust and adventure and giving wings to one's dreams.