Here, translation unlocks stories from languages afar, people unknown yet familiar in voices that stun you and resonate with you. Here is your book of world stories
The Remains of Laura Whitney – Ezra Alie
An intriguing story about the strange, obscure relationship between a brilliant, famous singer and her daughter...
The Return – Mahua Sen Mukhopadhyay
This is a story of the dying moments of an elderly woman in her own house, as her fondest memories materialize in front of her eyes and she cannot discern the line between reality and past recollections...
The Man and The Tree – Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri
The Antonym instituted the Tagore Award for translated fiction from Bengali in 2021. Here is the story in translation that came seccond in the inaugural season of the Tagore Award for translated fiction -The Man and the Tree written by Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri and translated by Chirayata Chakraborty...
Final Report – Kenneth M. Kapp
Kenneth M. Kapp was a Professor of Mathematics before pursuing diverse professions. Currently he is a homebrewer and runs whitewater rivers. Ken enjoys writing fiction...
Then, as I Kept Going – Shahaduz Zaman
The Antonym instituted the Tagore Award for translated fiction from Bengali in 2021. Here is the story in translation that came first in the inaugural season of the Tagore Award for translated fiction - Then as I Kept Going written by Shahaduz Zaman, translated by Noora Shamsi Bahar...
Cat’s Schrodinger – Pravin Vemuri
Pravin Vemuri is a technology marketer based in Bangalore. He has been previously published in Out of Print, Kaani and Spark Magazine...
A Cloudless Night, An Eclipsed Moon – Papree Rahman
Papree Rahaman is a noted writer from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has many collections of short stories. Her notable novels include Bayan (2008), Palatia (2011), Nadidhara Abasik Elaka (2019). Papree also edited many important magazines and anthologies...
The Most Beautiful Things Could End Us – Zach Murphy
Zach Murphy is a Hawaii-born writer with a background in cinema. His stories appear in Reed Magazine, The Coachella Review, Maudlin House, Still Point Arts Quarterly, B O D Y, Ruminate, Wilderness House Literary Review, Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine, and more...
Radha-Krishna – Swapnamoy Chakraborty
Swapnamoy Chakraborty's work is both critically acclaimed and well-received by readers. Holud Golap is a seminal, monumental work about the LGBT community and its relationship with larger society. Here is a short story translated from the Bengali by Shamita Das Dasgupta...
Personally , I am an admirer of the Translator 😍. I usually go through her writings . This is also…
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❤️