Anya Basanter Upakhyan (Bengali Version)

📚 Book Details:

• Editors: Soumili Das, M D Mahashweta, Ankit Prasad & Amrita Chakraborty

• Language: Bengali

• Pages: 396

• Binding: Hardcover

• Genre: South Asian Queer Speculative Fiction

🏳️🌈 About the Book

"Anya Basanter Upakhyan (Tales of Another Spring)" is a landmark anthology that brings together contemporary queer speculative fiction from four South Asian nations. As the third volume in the acclaimed 'Upakhyan' series—following "Agami Ratrir Upakhyan" and "Alo Andharer Upakhyan", which explored contemporary African speculative fiction—this edition turns its focus inward to the subcontinent.

With contributions from 17 celebrated writers, including Vandana Singh, Kurali Manickavel, Mimi Mondal, Aqdas Aftab, Alik Anamika, Indra Das, and Soham Guha, the collection spans a rich spectrum of genres, themes, and identities. It features four original Bengali stories and thirteen masterful translations handled by talented translators such as Anustup Seth, Soumili Das, and Amrita Chakraborty.

This anthology is not just a collection of stories; it's a literary rebellion against normativity, offering futuristic, fantastical, and magical narratives deeply rooted in queer realities and South Asian cultural contexts.

A must-have for readers of speculative fiction, LGBTQ+ literature, and South Asian voices, this hardcover volume is as intellectually provocative as it is emotionally stirring.