Shawkat Ali’s Short story Translated by Rifat Munim
Month: January 2018
Samar Sen Translated by Khademul Islam 1. Return me to the simple city Where after the ten-to-five Tired people fearlessly head home; The sunset’s vermilion daub in the west, In home after home housewives bathe,…
Mahmudul Haque Translated by Mahmud Rahman “Oh, how long have you been here?” “Maybe three minutes.” Altaf leans back and stretches his legs. “Look at you, all clean and fresh.” “Fresh? Really?” Wiping his neck…
Shakti Chattopadhyay Translated by Khademul Islam Unwanted, this sudden rain, like the drumming Of horse hooves on tin-sheds, strewing flowers on streets Bitter sap flows down garbage heaps, a black stream, Rain arrives not on…
Akhtaruzzaman Elias Translated from the Bengali by Rifat Munim Look at me / Turn around / Let me see you with eyes wide open.(1) Half-ripe plums were falling off branches in some remote char of…