NEW READS
NEW READS
Every year Hay Festival Dhaka launches a variety of new books.
Here are some to look out for this November
Forty Steps - Bilingual Flip Book (Bengal Lights Books) By K Anis Ahmed
A tale that is insightful and humorous as the reader meets a collage of characters – all of whom possess a universal appeal because their dilemmas, their hopes, their desires are reflective of ours, of us.
A tale that is insightful and humorous as the reader meets a collage of characters – all of whom possess a universal appeal because their dilemmas, their hopes, their desires are reflective of ours, of us.
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On The Side Of The Enemy – Stories in Translation (Bengal Lights Books) Edited and Translated By Khademul Islam
This collection of translated short stories by different Bengali writers is a brilliant portrayal of Bangladesh from its 1971 Independence War to the present.
This collection of translated short stories by different Bengali writers is a brilliant portrayal of Bangladesh from its 1971 Independence War to the present.
Fault Lines-Stories of 1971 (Revised and Expanded edition, UPL) Edited by Niaz Zaman and Asif Farrukhi
The first ever anthology containing stories from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, the United States and the United Kingdom on the theme of 1971. Painful and often brutal, these tales of quiet heroism oblige readers to ask pertinent questions about their own history.
The first ever anthology containing stories from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, the United States and the United Kingdom on the theme of 1971. Painful and often brutal, these tales of quiet heroism oblige readers to ask pertinent questions about their own history.
Piazza Bangladesh (Bengal Publications) by Neeman Sobhan
Like the Italian 'piazza', where two or more streets meet, this debut anthology is the fictional confluence of eleven richly textured and delicately nuanced stories, some intertwined across continents and lifetimes.
Like the Italian 'piazza', where two or more streets meet, this debut anthology is the fictional confluence of eleven richly textured and delicately nuanced stories, some intertwined across continents and lifetimes.
The Guerrilla (Daily Star Books) By Shahzaman Mazumder A Bir Protik's
recollection of the1971 war; a moving story of a teenager learning hard facts of life and death, with machine guns instead of pens.
recollection of the1971 war; a moving story of a teenager learning hard facts of life and death, with machine guns instead of pens.
Sylhet: Nature, Wildlife, Birds by Ihtisham Kabir
A book of photographs and essays describing the geography, flora, fauna and places for exploring in Sylhet. The book ends with tourist information and a proposed itinerary for seeing Sylhet.
A book of photographs and essays describing the geography, flora, fauna and places for exploring in Sylhet. The book ends with tourist information and a proposed itinerary for seeing Sylhet.
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