Each month, Tobias Carroll shares a handful of recently released or forthcoming titles in translation that he’s especially excited about. This month's selection includes books translated from Bengali, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, French, and Chinese.
From New Vessel Press |
Acrobat : On Women s Day, Poems by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Translated by Nandana Dev Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938 â 2019) is one of the most beloved, versatile and prolific Bengali writers of all time. The poems have been translated by her daughter, Nandana Dev Sen.
Nabaneeta Dev Sen with Nandana Dev Sen. Nabaneeta Dev Sen s mother, the poet Radharani Debi, is visible in the photograph behind them. Photo: Mala Mukerjee
Women08/Mar/2021
The following are poems by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, translated from the Bengali original by Nandana Dev Sen. The poems are from the collection, Acrobat
, courtesy of the publisher, Archipelago Books.Â
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