Bangladeshi writing in English is an emerging field, which is expanding through some writers from within Bangladesh and others living in various countries as diaspora. Some writers, however, have already earned international recognition. I seek your thoughts about the circulation of Bangladeshi literature in English around the world.
Dear Sir,
If you talk about the circulation of Bangladeshi literature in English, we need to translate more in order to circulate the essence of our literature globally. Not only Bangladeshi writers' writing in English will suffice (the original pieces). I think, we need to circulate the translation of our best pieces of Bangla literature in English as well.
Thanks.
Md Habibur Rahman
Thank you for your feedback. I agree that translation is important to circulate local literature globally. And Bengali literature in English translation needs to draw international attention. I just wanted to focus on Bangladeshi literature in English or Bangladeshi writing in English.
Sir,
Perhaps I am not the right person to answer. However, I was wondering if I could at least say something about the global prospect of Bangladeshi English Literature. As you already mentioned, this is an emerging field. For your information, I have not read many of the Bangladeshi writers currently writing in English. One of the reasons is that the books are not found abroad or in the international libraries or ebraries.
But from my reading of Zia Haider Rahman and Tahmima Anam, I can feel that Bangladeshi English texts have an immense prospect in global academia and market. Can we imagine what would have happened to Zia Haider and Tahmima Anam if they did not have a high-profile international publisher or top-notch review on international journals? I might be wrong. Please correct me if anything feels misfit.
Thanks btw for raising an important and relevant question.
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