Nineteen Seventy One and Other Stories : ‍a collection of short stories

লেখক Rashid Askari-এর বই ‘Nineteen Seventy One and Other Stories : ‍a collection of short stories’। প্রকাশনার দায়িত্বে পাঠক সমাবেশ। পাঠকের হাতে পৌঁছাবে ৯৭ পৃষ্ঠা, হার্ডকভার বাঁধাই, সংস্করণ: 1st, 2011 নিয়ে। “Nineteen Seventy One and Other Stories : ‍a collection of short stories” Some information about the book” Askari’s stories possess the essential makings of good short fiction. He writes witty, racy stories with surprisingly serious undertones. Picking real-life events from the remote areas and the marginal people of the country and weaving them into various fictional forms are the hallmarks of his storytelling. The perplexing vagaries of the metropolitan life, however, do not escape his attention. His sure direction efficiently captures the subtle nuances of human behaviour. Though not new in a ground-breaking way, his stories are both intense and original. The overall tone of his language is gently sarcastic, although one feels a genuine compassion for the hapless men and women he describes. Rashid Askari has already made a name for himself in our literary arena for his work in Bangla. This collection of gripping tales, I am sure, will add to his reputation and ensure his place in contemporary fiction written in English. Syed Manzoorul Islam Department of English University of Dhaka. বিশেষ করে বইপ্রেমী পাঠকদের জন্য বইটি কাজে লাগবে। বইপোকা থেকে বইটি সংগ্রহ করে নিন।