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Why There Are No Noyontara Flowers In Agargaon Colony

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Born in 1953 in Old Dhaka Shahidul Zahir published only six works in his short life - but these are some of the most unique and powerful works of fiction to have come out of the subcontinent. With his own particular blend of surrealism folklore oral storytelling traditions magic realism a searing understanding of social and political reality and rare clarity of vision he created a truly extraordinary oeuvre.

A moholla caught in a time warp...

A down-on-their-luck husband and wife who are stalked by ravens...

A magician who sells addictive figs...

A pair of thieving monkeys...

In these pages is the world of the moholla where rumours and gossip abound and where everyone knows everyone where seemingly bizarre yet intriguing creations deliver profound commentary on post-independence Bangladesh. Superbly translated by V. Ramaswamy each of these ten stories takes you beyond the rules of language and storytelling into a place that is at once achingly familiar and terrifying.

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Born in 1953 in Old Dhaka Shahidul Zahir published only six works in his short life - but these are some of the most unique and powerful works of fiction to have come out of the subcontinent. With his own particular blend of surrealism folklore oral storytelling traditions magic realism a searing understanding of social and political reality and rare clarity of vision he created a truly extraordinary oeuvre.

A moholla caught in a time warp...

A down-on-their-luck husband and wife who are stalked by ravens...

A magician who sells addictive figs...

A pair of thieving monkeys...

In these pages is the world of the moholla where rumours and gossip abound and where everyone knows everyone where seemingly bizarre yet intriguing creations deliver profound commentary on post-independence Bangladesh. Superbly translated by V. Ramaswamy each of these ten stories takes you beyond the rules of language and storytelling into a place that is at once achingly familiar and terrifying.

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ISBN
9789356290327
Distributor
HARPER PERENNIAL IN
Author
Zahir Shahidul-v. Ramaswamy
COVER
Paper Back