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FICTION

Samaresh’s Life Force – Indrani Datta

Translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Mukherjee On a wintry Saturday afternoon at the beginning of 2013, in the month of January-February, commonly called Magh, Samaresh found himself acutely worried. The place where the events…...

This is Not a Tapir, it’s an Anteater – Giuseppe A. SamonΓ 

Translated from the Italian by Brenda Porster It’s an anteater. It’s an anteater. It’s an anteater. But: no use. They show me, often enough, an anteater; even more often they ask me questions…...

The Red Horse – Sourav Hossain

Translated from the Bengali by Shamita Das Dasgupta.One The instant the elder owner flicked his whip on my back and barked out the command, β€œLet’s go, Shahzada,” I’d neigh and…...

Sky – Julio Monteiro Martins

Translated from the Italian by Donald Stang and Helen Wickesβ€œIn a European landscape, you find clearly defined shapes bathed in diffused light. Here what we consider as the traditional roles of the…...

Under the Old Banyan Tree, We Meet – Marzia Rahman

Leaning against the two motorcycles, we chat for hours. Just like the old days. The masks are a sad reminder though. That life is uncertain, and a strange virus looms nearby.This is where we usually…...

The Floral Coronets – Dr. Gourahari Das

Translated from the Odia by Dr. Snehaprava Dasβ€œAre you there, bhauja?”Nilamber called from outside, craning his neck as he tried to look through the door. Sukanti gave a start. β€œThis man will…...

The Progenitor – Zakir Talukder

Translated from the Bengali by Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat Shortlisted for the Tagore Award for translated fiction from Bengali  Whenever he stood in front of a school or watched a trail of school-going…...

Loner – Rituparna Mukherjee

Loner!He hurls the word across the room at you, his eyes see it travel across the room, expecting it to hit your ears, its sound wounding you, its contours scratching the surface of your skin…...

Sound and Light – Dr. Bharatibalan

Translated from the Tamil by Dr. S. Vincent β€œWhat, you have started?β€β€œWe have to do what we are obliged to do. Don’t you think so?β€β€œIt’s a such a long distance . . . and at…...