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FICTION

THE FORT AND THE SEA

The Fort and The Seaβ€” Mavji Maheshwari

TRANSLATED FROM THE GUJARATI BY HELI VORA AND MANOJ CHHAYA   The sun was setting behind the towering walls of the fort as Roshan looked back sluggishly. The shadow of her house with red roof…...

Minimal Storiesβ€” Ferit EdgΓΌ

Β TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY NEIL P. DOHERTY Dedicated to Spencer Burke   Language You are the first person to whom I have revealed that I am a foreigner and that I have written…...

The White Dog’s Fableβ€” Yasser Abdel-latif

TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY OSAMA HAMMAD   Lucy was an infertile dog living in Maadi, the quiet Cairo suburb. For Lucy, infertility probably played a role in her psychology as a stray dog. She…...

Danceβ€” Indira Dangi

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA   ... For all kinds of uses, there will be no cheaper creature than a woman, in our way of life.   The three-month-old, newborn girl had been…...

The Poodle and the Christ Childβ€” Jean FrΓ©mon

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY JOHN TAYLOR   Has it ever been noticed how much Titian loved dogs? I know nothing of his personal sentiments for his pets, nor whether he hunted wild game and fowl,…...

Krishna Gopal Mallick’s Entering the Mazeβ€” A Rare Indulgent Voice in the Genre of Queer Fiction

KRISHNA GOPAL MALLICK’S ENTERING THE MAZEβ€” A RARE INDULGENT VOICE IN THE GENRE OF QUEER FICTION   REVIEWED BY SUCHETONA PAUL   When I finished reading Krishnagopal Mallick’s Entering the Maze, a collection of…...

The Carnivorous Horseβ€” Sadhan Chattopadhyay

TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY CAMELLIA PAUL   The height was at least 50 feet, if not more. The colossal holding, adorned with a contrast of red and yellow, clung itself on to the iron framework…...

Away from the Hearthβ€” Khadija Mastoor

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDUSTANI BY ANURADHA DOSAD   After landing in Lahore, Aliya confined herself to her maternal uncle’s small office space for three to four days. The suffocating atmosphere made her wonder how…...

Something… a Little Like This (Part 2)β€” Neelakshi Singh

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY RITUPARNA MUKHERJEE   Part 2 The first steps inside the threshold of the school was like glancing into his past. It was a world where cycles were carelessly kept…...