Nasreen Jahan (Book order)

Nasreen Jahan Book order

Nasreen Jahan is a modern Bangladeshi author and literary editor, distinguished by her poetic prose and psychological approach to human behavior, skillfully navigating the intricacies of the human mind. She often focuses on man-woman relationships within the social fabric, examining their complexities with candor. Jahan has openly addressed themes of sexuality, including homosexuality, in her short stories and novels. Her writing uniquely blends realism, surrealism, and magic realism, consistently avoiding an erotic tone.

The Woman Who Flew

376 pages
14 hours of reading

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Winner of the Philips Literary Award in BangladeshThe Woman Who Flew (Urukkoo) tells the story of Nina, a young woman who moves from small-town Bangladesh to the megacity of Dhaka, where she soon finds herself divorced, bereaved of her newborn and trapped in a mundane existence. Hungry for fresh air, Nina strikes up a friendship with her mother’s handsome ex-lover, Irfan, who encourages her to paint again. But as Nina tugs at her chains, her sexually confused ex-husband, Rezaul, insinuates himself back into her life, leaving her pregnant . . .Intense, edgy and tinged with rage, The Woman Who Flew lays bare the inner world of a woman beating her wings against a hostile, conservative landscape.