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BOOK REVIEW: POETRY / About romances ever-appealing
Irrespective of the ambivalence that marks Metaphysical poetry of the 17th century, Selim marvels us with his choice of words and precision of utterance.
FICTION / Jishu
After the previous tenant vacated the house, Khan E Alam decided not to accommodate any younger residents.
POETRY / Anonto prem
I wove necklaces of lyrics/ Which you'd wear beautifully
POETRY / Shedin dujone dulachinu bone
You know how that day the wind brought out/ The crazy thoughts I had in me all the while.
POETRY / Je chilo amar shopnocharini
You called me close in the moments of grace/ Veiling my delicate senses
POETRY / Narcolepsy days
For poet Abul Hasan Neither the pen nor the camera has changed
POETRY / Saree
The yard in this noontime is buzzing with/ The white aroma of the guava flower
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / The strange library of Haruki Murakami
Review of the Bangla translation of ‘A Strange Library’ (Knopf, 2014) by Haruki Murakami
EVENT REPORT / Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces winners for the 18th edition
The winners were announced on 4 April, 2024, with the ceremony being hosted by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of the SZBA Board of Trustees
Grief is something pure and stark in Han Kang’s ‘The White Book’
Han Kang explores the nature of her existence and it is all portrayed through objects and ideas unified by a single color: white.
There’s a new book out soon. Is it by Taylor Swift or BTS?
The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9, “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023”, had Taylor Swift fans so convinced she had written a memoir that they made it a bestseller.
What to make of the diversity in the International Booker shortlist
Several threads of commonality tie the books together just as their origins showcase their differences.
“Books need to be highlight to elevate a country to the global level”: Abdullah Abu Sayeed
This is how the gradual exchange of literature and culture takes place.
Literature showcases a different side to the Korean Wave
The books coming out of Korea are brutal in how they push the audience right back into the bleakness of reality
Love and caste collide in Perumal Murugan’s 'Pyre'
It is the story of young lovers, Kumaresan and Saroja, who get secretly married and run away to Kumaresan’s village to start a new life. Murugan has written before about the intricate tragedies of domestic life and how they bring about the worst of our community.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s first short story collection in 15 years
The latest bent in Jhumpa Lahiri's decades-long foray into Italian life and literature
Can ideology win over desire?
Set in 1990s Dhaka against the backdrop of the military occupation, the novella follows the lives of a young university professor, his wife, and their house help, Phulbanu. The story is narrated entirely from Phulbanu’s perspective.
A diverse longlist for the 2023 International Booker Prize
Novels from India, the Caribbean, Ukraine, Spain, Bulgaria, Ivory Coast, France, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, China, Norway and South Korea in the longlist.
The native lores know
Language trickles down the routes that blood took through Time. They say it’s a linear path, and yet I, a reluctant servant to the wiles of Time, find myself laid out in loops and slopes.