Galpa : short stories by women from Bangladesh /
edited by Firdous Azim and Niaz Zaman.
- London : Saqi, 2005.
- 280 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Sultana's dream / Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein -- Chamely / M. Fatema Khanam -- Troubles / Razia Mahbub -- Projection / Helena Khan -- Obsession / Rabeya Khatun -- Relief camp / Khaleda Salahuddin -- On the road / Makbula Manzoor -- What price honour? / Rizia Rahman -- Bon voyage / Nayan Rahman -- Motijan's daughters / Selina Hossain -- The immersion / Dilara Hashem -- The ballad of Nihar Banu / Dilara Mesbah -- Barbecue / Jharna Das Purakayastha -- The daily woman / Niaz Zaman -- Roots / Syeda Farida Rahman -- Why does Durgati weep? / Parag Chowdhury -- Radha will not cook today / Purabi Basu -- The party / Shamim Hamid -- Under the lemon tree / Sonia Nishat Amin -- The deal / Naheed Husain -- Arshinagar / Jharna Rahman -- Different / Nasreen Jahan -- The make-up box / Shaheen Akhtar -- The rainbow bird of slumber and dreams / Papri Rahman -- The wardrobe / Nuzhat Amin Mannan -- A journey into night / Shabnam Nadiya -- Wildflower / Audity Falguni.
Translated from the Bengali.
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Short stories Bengali--Translations into English Bengali fiction--Women authors--Translations into English Bengali fiction--20th century--Translations into English