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FICTION

The Sea Shawl and A Picture without Limbs – Wesam Almadani

Originally translated to Italian from the Arabic by Sana Darghmouni. Translated from the Italian by Pina Piccolo. The sea shawl (First appeared in Italian in La Macchina Sognante Inserto Palestina) Twenty minutes had passed since I had…...

Chronicle of the Lost Rivers – Amar Mitra

Amar Mitra is a Bengali novelist. He has received numerous awards - Sahitya Akademi (2006) for the novel Dhruboputro, Bankim Chandra Award(2001) for the novel Ashwacharit, Katha award(1998), SharatChandra Award(2018) and many others...

Headlines – Lida Stanchenko

Lida Stanchenko Β is a freelance journalist. She worked as a chief editor at SPUTNIK International News Agency, Beijing Chapter...

Detective – Rabindranath Tagore

Translated from the Bengali by Dr. Barnali Saha I am a detective employed by the police force. Two intentions rule my life β€” my wife and my business. I had previously been living in a…...

The Tamarind Tree – Shyamal Gangopadhyay

Shyamal Gangopadhyay (1933 – 2001) was a renowned BengaliΒ novelist and editor. He receivedΒ Sahitya Academy AwardΒ in 1993 for the novel ofΒ Shahjada Darasukoh, based on the life ofΒ Mughal EmperorΒ Dara Shukoh...

Insomnia – Charity Morris

Charity Morris lives in Eastern Oregon with her partner. Previous publications can be found in The Lucky Jefferson and Havik: Journal of Literature and Arts...

The Ballad of No Name Joe – Dakota William Szaniszlo

Dakota William Szaniszlo is a poet and writer from Tucson, Arizona with their first novel nearing completion. They have been featured in Canyon Voices Literary & Arts magazine and promise much more to com...

Ghost Bread – Marco Etheridge

Marco Etheridge is a writer of fiction and CNF, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria...

Dilemma on the Subject of the Ancient Prodigal Vulture – Romel Rahman

Romel Rahman is a poet, writer and playwright from Khulna, Bangladesh.The story is translated from the Bengali by Chirayata Chakrabarty...