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My Mother Was A Prostitute— Mojaffor Hossain
Translated from the Bengali by Fayeza Hasanat I don’t know why people called my mother a prostitute. I never saw her with other men. Maybe they came to her at night, when I was asleep. I…...
Friendless— Manoj Kumar Goswami
Translated from the Assamese by Harsita Hiya On the way home from the office that evening, Bisnu Dutta came across an inland letter card. He was just about to enter his by-lane. His pace sloth-like, and…...
Turturi’s Egg— Swapnamoy Chakraborty
Translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Mukherjee Birat Biswas, a renowned scientist returned home from his lecture in Babylon on monkeys to find his wife, Bijaya, sitting quietly with a glum face. Birat Biswas called…...
Death In The City— Kamleshwar
Translated from the Hindi by Vishaal Pathak I’m watching it all in silence when unbeknownst to me now there’s this thought deep down, that of all the people, I, at least, should’ve been a part…...
The Discovery Of Telenapota— Premendra Mitra
Translated from the Bengali by Upasya Mukherjee If somehow the planetary positions of Saturn and Mars align, it must be Mars only, then even you can discover Telenapota one day. To put it simply,…...
The Cave— An Italian Story by Lucia Cupertino
Translated from the Italian by Pina Piccolo “So, we are on the same page, then.” These are the laconic words Juana used to seal the conversation. It was the verbal firebreak needed to prevent the…...
A Difficult Puzzle— Atin Bandyopadhyay
Translated from the Bengali by Ankita Bose Since morning, he has been playing the game o'death. It’s not like this every day. And he never really plays alone. If he had to call…...
Creeping Oxalis in April— Yi Jung Chen
Self-translated from the Taiwanese by Yi Jung Chen On a scorching hot day in April, I was sweating like a pig and had an upset stomach. I did not know of a better way…...
A Different Kind— Nasreen Jahaan
Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri My daughter's face on the other side of the lamp appears sharp, brassy the next moment, and at times, waterlike, spreading across the room. For the first time, I…...
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Personally I am an admirer of the Translator, I usually prefer to go through her writings . She is an…
Such a simple yet powerful expression of the wrongdoings that occurs in domestic sectors. Absolutely loved the story.
Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?
Such a wonderful work ma'am ❤️ I loved it
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved it❤️