IN my review (TDS, April 7, 2012) of Dr. Abdul Matin's book on Rooppur and the Power Crisis I had stated that books on technical

Cristina Henriquez's latest novel The Book of Unknown Americans is a tale of diaspora, dreams and desperation. In literary terms, diaspora refers to the dispersion of people from their motherland to other countries for economic, political, religious or other reasons.

The world of mass media in Bangladesh is very rich. But as in other places, it also has many challenges and opportunities.

North and South, a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, was published in 1855. The novel is set in the nineteenth century industrial Britain, in a township named Milton, similar to the manufacturing center of England, Manchester.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell or simply known as Mrs. Gaskell was born on the 29th of September in 1810 in Chelsea.

Dear readers and writers, we are going to start a corner titled “Classics Corner” where reviews from you on timeless Classics and very popular books published between 1900 and 2000 will be printed.

Rummana Chowdhury announces herself, or, at least, part of her feelings, in this line: “Some things are forever ingrained in the innermost crevasses of your heart, no matter where you live or what you do” (“Hot Apple Fritters and Hot Roshogollas”).

‘MAHFUZAMANGAL' or 'In praise of Mahfuza' is an extraordinary book of poetry penned by Mozid Mahmud; the poems of which were composed mainly in the 1980s with the exception of a few poems added later to the book.

Helal Uddin throws light on the many aspects of Bangladesh's Oriental Society, through his compilation of “Oriental Tales: Selected Bangla Fiction”.

Let me tell you from the get go that this collection of short stories is anything but warm and fuzzy and feel-good.

GABRIEL Garcia Marquez, the Colombian Nobel-prize winning novelist, left behind one last gift for his readers and devotees before his death in 2013: his autobiography, “Living to Tell the Tale” where he recounts in his inimitable style his early life, particularly his beginnings as a writer, and the political landscape of his war-torn country.

Dara Shamsuddin in his book titled “Bangladesher Sthan Nam: Itihasher Padachinho” (in English it stands Toponyms of Bangladesh: Footprints of History) told us a story of how Bangla language, along with developments in allied areas such as social, religious, economic and political processes, has evolved in this deltaic regions through historical progression of actions and events.

Half Girlfriend is Chetan Bhagat's latest novel. Chetan Bhagat is one of the leading Indian authors of current time and some of his books have been turned into movies by Bollywood directors over last several years.

Helal Uddin Ahmed's “An Anthology of Bangla Poems”, coincidentally comprises carefully selected 68 translated outstanding poems that have been written in the last 68 years.

One of the most fascinating questions that occur while contemplating the universe is: whether other life exists within the spheres of the greater universe.

THE book is a voluminous work on the late politician, lawyer, journalist and litterateur Abul Mansur Ahmad who has left behind a rich legacy of literary works for the present day readers to read and draw on.

A600 page engaging novel may badly wear you out, but the marks it leaves in your mind are profound enough to take all the pains of reading it.

SHAMIM Ahmed came up with his second poetry book 'Je Prohor Kuashar Kache Reeni' launched in the book fair 2015. It has already been placed in the best seller list of 2015 and still going strong.

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is Kiran Desai's first book, published in 1998.

TRANSLATION is a risky job, but somebody has to do it. After all, a translator runs the risk of being lost in the act of crossing the language or cultural barrier.