The Daily Star: Internet Edition Sat. July 07, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1102

Sat. July 07, 2007


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Literature

Non-Fiction
1971 : "Jamai"
In his fascinating book The Year That Was (reviewed in this page on March 24, 2007) Ishrat Ferdousi published the oral interviews he had taken with a diverse range of people about their experiences

On Bangladeshi-Australian writer Adib Khan's new novel Spiral Road
Adib Khan was born in Dhaka. He was still a student of the English department at Dhaka University when he left in 1973 for Monash University in Australia.

Extract
Spiral Road: poor lighting at the dhaka club
With foresight Zia tells me on the way to Dhaka Club, I can shape my future in any way I choose. There's a fortune to be made in the garment industry.