Why don't Bangladeshi books reach international award shelves?
A serious lack of outlet demotivates the publishing of anglophone literature in our literary scene. But the situation isn't completely bleak.
Source: thedailystar.net
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July's ULAB Literary Salon discusses Bangladeshi short story anthologies
An engaging discussion on translations unfolded at the event.
Source: thedailystar.net
"Mother's Milk" by Tahmima Anam: Anatomy of a mother's pain
In “Mother’s Milk”, a short story by Tahmima Anam which appears in Our Many Longings: Contemporary Short Fiction from Bangladesh (Dhauli Books, 2021), an unnamed narrator gives us brief snatches of her life as she attempts to endure…something. One can’t really call it an incident; it is, seemingly, more a state of being that requires her to keep joy at bay. Consciously,
Source: thedailystar.net
HEFTY AT FIFTY: 'When the Mango Tree Blossomed' and other short stories from Bangladesh
The centenary of the Father of the Nation, and following on its heels the golden jubilee of the country’s independence, have precipitated a tireless round of celebratory events and an avalanche of varied publications.
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Bangladesh at 50: This anthology offers a selection of stories written in both English and Bengali
The introduction, by Sohana Manzoor, to the anthology ‘Our Many Longings: Contemporary Short Fiction from Bangladesh’.
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