{"product_id":"life-and-political-reality-two-novellas-paperback","title":"Life And Political Reality: Two Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cspan id=\"freeText13194818733911068596\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in 1953 in Old Dhaka, Shahidul Zahir published only six works in his short life – 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 created a truly extraordinary oeuvre.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife and Political Reality is 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbu Ibrahim’s Death is a quieter companion novella, but one that is equally concerned with idealism and compromise, as it studies with deep empathy and nuance the fall of its titular protagonist.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, these two novellas make for a superb introduction to a truly brilliant shooting star in the literary firmament of Bangladesh and the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39757676052546,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/1_80d4c8c3-9954-4360-8768-1b9874d3f72c.jpg?v=1649494234","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/life-and-political-reality-two-novellas-paperback","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}