Read a short story called 'And How Are You?', written by Buddhadeva Bose, which is translated from Bengali to English by Arunava Sinha.
The timing of this paragraph couldn't have been more accurate, just when it's the last day of the year and decade – "Year, month, weekday, hour, minute; morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, morning. And again the dawn, and again the night. Endless."
Where is that land, that sea, that blueness? It is where you are. You are brimming over at sixteen, your body smells of the dew, your face glows in the pink sunlight, like light, you light up this universe. You just sat down by my side. But what if it turns out that you do not exist!
The closing paragraph of one of the short stories in this book. Didn't see that coming
It's been on my TBR list for a long time. It's a collection of short stories from Bengali writers
West Bengal is just a single state in India.. 1 of 29.. but it is easily the state that has produced the best writers. Must be something in the water. Bengali writers have the softest spot in my literary heart :) this book is taking me closer to the literary giants I have admired all my life.
The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told | 
