The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories
Key information
- Date
- Time
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5:15 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, University of London
- Room
- Wolfson Lecture Theatre
- Event type
- Seminar
About this event
How has the Bengali short story evolved over a century of political and social upheaval? Arunava Sinha explores this question through his recently edited anthology, spanning literary traditions from West Bengal and Bangladesh.
The event will centre on his recently edited anthology, The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories. Using the anthology as a starting point, Arunava will explore the evolution of the Bengali short story over more than a century, bringing together literary traditions from both West Bengal and Bangladesh. The talk will examine how Bengali writers responded to colonialism, partition, gender, caste, social change and political upheaval, while also reflecting on the role of translation in introducing Bengali literature to a global readership. It will also discuss the making of the anthology and the place of Bengali literature within wider conversations on world literature.
The event will consist of a talk followed by a Q&A with the audience.
About the Speaker
Over 100 of Arunava Sinha's translations have been published so far in India, the UK, the USA, and Australia. He translates classic, modern, and contemporary fiction, non-fiction and poetry from Bengali and Hindi into English. He also translates fiction and poetry from English and Hindi into Bengali. He teaches at Ashoka University, where he is also the co-director of the Ashoka Centre for Translation. He publishes translations from India at Chowringhee Press.
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