Nurjahan by Imdadul Haq Milan [Hardcover]
Nurjahan by Imdadul Haq Milan [Hardcover]
The long novel "Noorjahan" by Bangladesh's popular fiction writer Imdadul Haq Milon captures the true essence of rural Bangladesh, a village that is changing every day with the touch of a newly constructed paved road. The winds of the city seem to have reached the village, stirring excitement among the people. Yet, in this village, red dragonflies still perch on the deep green leaves of the dholakolmi plants, the baksha grass flourishes in the autumn rains of Kartik, and a strange, warm sunlight filters through the gaps in the chalata leaves. Amidst all this, the village girl Noorjahan grows up, her face always adorned with a childlike, simple smile. Dabor, the toddy tapper, waits for the winter date trees and wonders which household his lively daughter will settle into after marriage, becoming like a caged bird.
The novel paints a vivid picture of rural life alongside the tragic story of Noorjahan—her growing up, marriage, misfortune, humiliation at the hands of a hypocritical religious leader, and ultimately, her heartbreaking suicide. The author beautifully depicts the lives of the people in this rural landscape. Who are the ones that muddy the unspoiled flow of this life, the life of the doyel and the shalik birds? In the extraordinary novel "Noorjahan," the suicide of the oppressed girl ignites a fire in every heart, a fire that remains ever-vigilant in the pursuit of social purification.
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