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Galpa : short stories by women from Bangladesh / edited by Firdous Azim and Niaz Zaman.
- Title
- Galpa : short stories by women from Bangladesh / edited by Firdous Azim and Niaz Zaman.
- Publication
- London : Saqi, 2005.
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Text | Use in library | PK1717.B32 G35 2005 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 280 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "This anthology of translated short stories is representative of the variety of issues that women from Bangladesh tackle in their writings. It includes stories about the 1971 War of Liberation, women's 'honour', mother-daughter relationships, the vagaries of marriage and contemporary political corruption."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Short stories
- Short stories.
- Translations
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the Bengali.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Sulatana's dream / Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein -- Chamely / M. Fatema Khanam -- Troubles / Razia Mahbub -- Projection / Helena Khan -- Obsession / Rabeya Khatun -- Relief Camp / Khaleda Salahuddin -- On the road / Makbula Manzoor -- What price honour? / Rizia Rahman -- Bon voyage / Nayan Rahman -- Motijan's daughters / Selina Hossain -- The immersion / Dilara Hashem -- The ballad of Nihar Banu / Dilara Mesbah -- Barbecue / Jharna Das Purakayastha -- The daily woman / Niaz Zaman -- Roots / Syeda Farida Rahman -- Why does Durgati weep? / Parag Chowdhury -- Radha will not cook today / Purabi Basu -- The party / Shamim Hamid -- Under the lemon tree / Sonia Nishat Amin -- The deal / Naheed Husain -- Arshinagar / Jharna Rahman -- Different / Nasreen Jahan -- The make-up box / Shaheen Akhtar -- The rainbow bird of slumber and dreams / Papri Rahman -- The wardrobe / Nuzhat Amin Mannan -- A journey into night / Shabnam Nadiya -- Wildflower / Audity Falguni.
- ISBN
- 0863565670
- LCCN
- 9780863565670
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library