FLASH FICTION / Chand raat at Mohakhali

I suspect that the qualities useful to an aspiring writer are very similar to those considered desirable in a writer who is already successful.

Aspiring writers are invited to send in a short story or poem that must contain the number “twenty-two” in some form or manner.

I have just finished the draft of a novel. I shall ask a couple of people to read it – a fellow novelist with whom I've swapped work since we were both beginning our first books ten years ago, and a nonfiction writer I can trust to be honest about her response.

Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer, who won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at the age of 83, his publishing house Bonniers says

Let me tell you from the get go that this collection of short stories is anything but warm and fuzzy and feel-good.

GABRIEL Garcia Marquez, the Colombian Nobel-prize winning novelist, left behind one last gift for his readers and devotees before his death in 2013: his autobiography, “Living to Tell the Tale” where he recounts in his inimitable style his early life, particularly his beginnings as a writer, and the political landscape of his war-torn country.

Dara Shamsuddin in his book titled “Bangladesher Sthan Nam: Itihasher Padachinho” (in English it stands Toponyms of Bangladesh: Footprints of History) told us a story of how Bangla language, along with developments in allied areas such as social, religious, economic and political processes, has evolved in this deltaic regions through historical progression of actions and events.

Half Girlfriend is Chetan Bhagat's latest novel. Chetan Bhagat is one of the leading Indian authors of current time and some of his books have been turned into movies by Bollywood directors over last several years.

Helal Uddin Ahmed's “An Anthology of Bangla Poems”, coincidentally comprises carefully selected 68 translated outstanding poems that have been written in the last 68 years.

In continuation of last week's page, SLR presents Part-II of inspirational women writers or poets, as selected by some of our favourite authors.

It is a universally acknowledged truth that a reader of novels must have, at some point of time, read a book by Jane Austen. My first Jane Austen novel was “Pride and Prejudice” during my adolescence.

One of the most fascinating questions that occur while contemplating the universe is: whether other life exists within the spheres of the greater universe.

THE book is a voluminous work on the late politician, lawyer, journalist and litterateur Abul Mansur Ahmad who has left behind a rich legacy of literary works for the present day readers to read and draw on.

A600 page engaging novel may badly wear you out, but the marks it leaves in your mind are profound enough to take all the pains of reading it.

SHAMIM Ahmed came up with his second poetry book 'Je Prohor Kuashar Kache Reeni' launched in the book fair 2015. It has already been placed in the best seller list of 2015 and still going strong.

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is Kiran Desai's first book, published in 1998.

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” — Anaïs Nin

Dinesen nearly thirty years ago. Like nothing I'd ever read before, it was poised somewhere between Andersen's tales and the 1001 Nights, but with a storytelling panache entirely unique to the author.

One is a much desired alcoholic consumer item the world has ever known while the other is a mode of armed conflict between countries.

For the ultimate intrepid global traveller, there is Timbuctoo and there is Tibet.