{"product_id":"y7nvsuteiofc","title":"Life and Political Reality: Two Novellas by Shahidul Zahir [PAPER BACK]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaunting and apocalyptic ... a literature of the future - SIDDHARTHA DEB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1953 in Old Dhaka, Shahidul Zahir died young and published only six works in his lifetime -- but these are some of the most unique and powerful works of fiction to have come out of the subcontinent. With his own particular blend of surrealism, folklore, oral storytelling traditions, magic realism, a searing understanding of social and political reality, and rare clarity of vision, he forged a truly extraordinary voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLife and Political Reality\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the work that established his reputation and granted him cult status in Bangladesh. It examines the 1971 war and its aftermath -- a treatise on liberation, and the destruction of the idealism and spirit of post-war Bangladesh, told in a single corrosive, stream-of-consciousness paragraph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbu Ibrahim's Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a quieter companion novella, and one that is equally concerned with idealism and compromise, as it studies with deep empathy and nuance the fall of its titular protagonist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48327912915194,"sku":"Y7NVSUTEIOFC","price":279.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/81EJS8EvB3L._SL1500.jpg?v=1747405518","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/y7nvsuteiofc","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}