Experiencing Bangla literature as someone bad at Bangla
As someone who grew up reading American and British novels, these small experiences that I have accrued with Bangla hold enormous value.
1 August 2023, 12:53 PM
Death of a novelist
The infallible whiteness of the walls, the omnipresent smell of disinfectants, and the fields of artificial grass come back to me. Swimming before me are visions of smiling children and the legions of overworked childcare professionals constantly at their service. Every blink threatens to permanently relocate me to their world of ceaseless laughter.
15 June 2023, 08:14 AM
History, fascism, and the hijacking of children’s fairy tales
Fairytales were not just a vehicle for the imagination but also an introduction to the dangers of the world and the accepted moral standards of the time.
15 June 2023, 00:00 AM
Anime music helped me study for A levels. Here’s how
I repeated the process throughout what time was left, playing a different tune for every question paper.
25 May 2023, 00:00 AM
The Setting Sun: Dazai’s depiction of the dusk after the end of war
This novel would become eponymous for the death of a nation and its rebirth.
17 May 2023, 09:31 AM
Boogiepop And Others is an underrated enigma you don’t know of
Boogiepop And Others is a 2019 anime that is hardly known or talked about.
4 May 2023, 08:46 AM
South of the Border, West of the Sun – A love story that haunts you
This book is a fantastic introduction to Haruki Murakami’s world of literature.
19 April 2023, 10:56 AM
No Longer Human: Dazai’s tale of distortion, degeneration, and decay
No Longer Human is perhaps more relevant today than it has ever been.
6 April 2023, 08:17 AM
The scars of childhood bullying never go away
The trauma from those times still rears its ugly head occasionally.
21 March 2023, 00:00 AM
86: An anime about tragedy, trauma, and a war “without” casualties
86 is a rare gem of an anime and one that will certainly satisfy the watcher.
26 February 2023, 17:00 PM
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a fun watch and nothing more
The plot picks up after the events of Avengers: Endgame and follows Scott Lang.
22 February 2023, 12:14 PM