literature
Book Lovers: A relief in the barren wasteland of rom-coms
Book Lovers treads a fine line between subversion and indulgence of the tropes of small-town romance and enemies-to-lovers.
Abul Mansur Ahmad Smriti Parishad holds creative writing and research workshop
The Abul Mansur Ahmad Smriti Parishad held the award giving ceremony for its fourth annual essay competition, commemorating journalist, author, historian, and politician Abul Mansur Ahmad, yesterday at 4 pm at The Daily Star Center. A day-long workshop on creative writing, editing, and research accompanied the programme.
Cosy comedy-drama ‘The Chair’ does right and wrong by English departments
Netflix’s new comedy-drama, The Chair (2021), should fit right up the alley of any and possibly every lit major or graduate.
JCB Prize for Literature announces 2021 longlist
The annual competition, which has been hailed as “India's most valuable literature prize”, offers INR 2,500,000 (USD 35,000) to its winner for distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in or translated to English.
Nazrul, Rabindranath, and Their Admiration for Each Other
Today is the 45th death anniversary of the younger of the two icons.
Freeing literature from a colonial mindset
Unless we pace up a little bit [in Literature], we are going to end up as a nation which will always be the “other” even with all our so-called anti-colonial enterprises and outward, and hence superficial, manifestations of mere West-resisting-whim.
Syed Shamsul Haque ill, taken to London
Celebrated poet, dramatist and novelist Syed Shamsul Haque was taken to London for treatment on Friday as he has been suffering from critical lung disease.
The Real Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is one of the best-known characters in children's literature, and the inspiration is in fact a female bear from Winnipeg in Canada.
3rd death anniv of Humayun Ahmed observed
The third death anniversary of prolific author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, who mesmerised his fans with his strong works for four decades, is observed amid unabated downfall all the day.
Interview: Anisul Hoque
Tamanna Khan of The Daily Star interviews Anisul Hoque, an eminent Bangladeshi author.