Magical realism books from Bangladesh
Recommended magical realism books (2)
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If you are into magical realism here are some magical realism books from Bangladesh for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Khwabnama by Akhteruzzaman Elias EN
Country: Asia / Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Description:
In this magnum opus, which documents the Tebhaga movement, wherein peasants demanded two-thirds of the harvest they produced on the land owned by zamindars, Akhtaruzzaman Elias has created an extraordinary tale of magical realism, blending memory with reality, legend with history and the struggle of marginalized people with the stories of their ancestors.
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The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay EN
Country: Asia / Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Description:
A laugh-out-loud, tug-at-your-heartstrings tale of love, family, and freedom centered around three generations of Bengali women. Somlata has just married into the dynastic but declining Mitra family. At eighteen, she expects to settle into her role as a devout wife in this traditional, multi-generational family. But then Somlata, wandering the halls of the grand, decaying Mitra mansion, stumbles upon the body of her great aunt-in-law, Pishima. A child bride widowed at twelve, Pishima has finally passed away at the ripe old age of seventy. But she isn't letting go just yet. Pishima has long har... continue