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April 3, 2009
A new translation: Once Again Love
Over at the Words Without Borders website, they’ve published their April issue. It includes Once Again Love, my translation of Shaheen Akhtar’s Bangla story “Abar Prem Ashche.” While you’re there, check out some of the other fine pieces too. Here’s the link to the story. I first heard about Shaheen Akhtar in late 2004 from […]
January 5, 2009
Flâneuring around Calcutta
On a recent visit to Calcutta, I learned a new word to describe what I sometimes engage in: flânerie. I heard it at the Oxford Bookstore where they launched Memory’s Gold, a new anthology on Calcutta. Amit Chaudhuri, the editor, highlighted a section of the book titled ‘Flânerie’. It includes pieces on adda and the […]
