
From the liberation of the nation to the loneliness of the pandemic, these stories and poems, by writers at home and abroad, celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh. Through train rides and birthday cakes, triumphs and betrayals, love and loss and magic, they offer us a glimpse into the vastness of what it means to be Bangladeshi.
A young boy, Michael, wakes up eleven years after mysteriously going into a coma. Will his 'teacher', Daniel, be able to help him catch up with life? Moreover, after his mother passes away, will he be able to face the challenges of the world all by himself, and find out the mystery behind the death of his father?
Ajmal Sobhan's journey to silence is filled with noise: the clamor of emergency rooms, wails from the ICU, rattles from throats of dying friends, yells and bustle of Dhaka streets, moans of addicts, laments of abused women, whimpering of abandoned dogs and the hushed yet piercing cries of his selfseeking release from prisons of social conditioning and thought. The cacophonies of his life diminish during his marathon runs and mountain treks but he will not know complete peace until he lives the truth of who he believes he really is: the silent awareness that gives rise to all.
A collection of poetry also doesn’t need a blurb. Poetry on and by itself. Literature needs little endorsement or patronage. in spite of many horrifying tales of the young and the restless being tethered to tradition or compliance, there are many narratives of freedom that set them free. With that in mind, a little path was carved years ago, with monsoonletters.com first coming into existence. One wondered, with print facing an impending doom. would it be possible to just leave the project to the web and move on? Would it be sufficient to draw traction from the creative pack?