Lastbench

Details available on : https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/

At the centre of this year’s Book Festival is a major series of events which takes a look at the migrant experience. Antivirus/Lastbench will be leading a panel where participants shares their personal, political and historical perspectives and offer a British/Scottish, European and global narratives. At a time when the displacement of human beings has become an international issue, We will be focusing on stories about individuals and fami...

The painting at the cover is by Afrida. She is a child prodigy. She was all of twelve years old when she painted this. I feel teary that it adorns this book. Hope i get to know her someday. This is the sort of work where the translator and the editor becomes like one person, like two people do when they are making love. Poetry is very similar to lovemaking in any case. I know Afrida has done justice to Falguni Ray, hope Ratulda and I did it too. This'll be available in Kolkata shortly, and i ...