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        The Poet or The Condemned Eunuch

        by Humayun Azad

        What does the life of a modern poet look like? What dream, imagination, emotion or malaise give him the fuel to live, give him the taste of dark death? How much is he related, or not related, to life? Is life a clichéd dirty clothing to him which can be donated to his servant easily? Is it better not to be born or to die in the very first age of life? How much is a modern poet man, or eunuch? How much is he sentenced? After passing boyhood, the main protagonist of the book, Hasan Rashid, a young poet, goes ahead to poetry. He rejects an average mediocre life and chooses the impossible life of art. Beauty, continuous stir and nectar-like poison are always here. The violent antagonistic life of art takes extreme revenge on Hasan Rashid and makes him a eunuch. At last, Hasan yields to a life which is more tragic than death and more woeful than tragedy. Himself a poet, Humayun Azad explores the inner and outer object of the life of a modern poet. The Poet or the Condemned Eunuch is at the same time a poem and novel of unparalleled anguish. Novels with the name of poet are aplenty in Bengali language, but one on a real poet was very rare before this novel of Azad.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        2020

        Bridges Instead of Walls, or What Unites Ukrainians?

        by Tetiana Teren

        In this collection of essays, twenty Ukrainian intellectuals reflect on the phenomenon of social bridges and walls. Why do they both exist? Do bridges always bring understanding? Or do they perhaps sometimes allow crossing boundaries? Do walls necessarily separate? Or do they occasionally protect? With whom and how should we build bridges, and from whom shall we isolate by walls? The result of the media project of the Ukrainian branch of the International PEN Club, published in the New Time publication, is now under one cover. On the pages of the book, you will find essays by the following authors: Kateryna Kalytko, Kateryna Botanova, Vakhtang Kebuladze, Zoya Kazanzhy, Ostap Slyvinskyi, Olena Stiazhkina, Larysa Denysenko, Myroslava Barchuk, Viktoriya Amelina, Vitaliy Ponomariov, Vasyl Makhno, Volodymyr Rafeenko, Mykola Riabchuk, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Svitlana Pyrkalo, Borys Gudziak, Ihor Isichenko, Halyna Vdovychenko, Pavlo Kazarin, Vitaliy Portnykov. Compiled by Tetiana Teren. Foreword by Andriy Kurkov.

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        Children's & YA
        2017

        The Boxer

        by Hasan Mousavi

        He was a professional boxer who loved to box because it made him feel powerful. But the day came when there was nothing left for him to box, no one applauded for him or praised him or came to watch him anymore. One day, he began to think about his loneliness and his worn-out gloves and he wondered why his boxing no longer made people or even himself happy… AWARDS & RECOGNITION: Biennial of Illustration Bratislava GRAND PRIX International Youth Library White Ravens Catalog Sharjah Children’s Illustration Exhibition

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        Memoirs
        2022

        77 days of February. Ukraine between two symbolic dates of the Russian war ideology

        by Marichka Paplauskaite (Compiler), Authors: Inna Adrug, Anna Argirova, Kateryna Babkina, Tetyana Bezruk, Oleksandra Gorchynska, Inna Zolotukhina, Vera Kuriko, Olena Livytska, Olga Livytska, Svitlana Oslavska, Marichka Paplauskaite, Eva Raiska, Anya Semenyuk, Zoya Khramchenko, Margarita Chimyris, Iryna Yaroshynska

        As a child, she could not understand why people in films about the blockade of Leningrad were always lying down. And when Mariupol was besieged by the Russians, and she and her husband lived for many days without water, food and heat under constant shelling, she realized that when you lie down, you save strength and energy. "77 Days of February" included reports written by journalists of the Reporters media in the period between February 23 and May 9 — two symbolic dates for Russian military ideology. The invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine stopped the number of days and pushed Ukrainians back to the intervening time, where February — the month of the beginning of the great war — still lasts. In the meantime and in these candid stories, there is pain, fear, hatred, and sometimes despair. But the main thing is hope. This is a bare nerve and an honest voice of the new Ukrainian reality.

      • Peace studies & conflict resolution
        June 2016

        Balochistan

        Caught in the Fragility Trap

        by Ali Dayan Hasan

        Beset by multiple cyclical conflicts, Balochistan remains the most fragile province in Pakistan. This brief discusses recent attempts at ending the violence, as well as prospects for breaking out of the “fragility trap” as a consequence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. Ali Dayan Hasan is a senior advisor at the Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute.

      • Tip: Search for English results only. You can specify your search language in Preferences Die Imame (a.s.) und ihr Weg

        by morteza motahary

        This book comprises the biographies of the twelve Shi’a Imams (a) in brief in order to acquaint the readers with certain aspects of their personality as well as the ethical virtues they exercised during their lifetime. The contents of the book include short biographies of Imam Ali, Imam Hasan, Imam Hosein, Imam Sajjād, Imam Sādeq, Imam Musā Kāzem, Imam Rezā, Imam Hasan Askari, and the Imam of the Age, the awaited Mahdi (a). The book begins with a brief discussion on the concept of “Taqiyyah”.

      • Biography & True Stories
        2018

        Manto-Saheb

        Friends and Enemies on the Great Maverick

        by Translated by Vibha Chauhan and Khalid Alvi

        ‘Saadat Hasan Manto has a good claim to be considered the greatest South Asian writer of the 20th century… [He] incarnated the exuberance, the madness, the alcoholic delirium of his time…’—Suketu Mehta, The New York Times This remarkable anthology brings together stories about Saadat Hasan Manto, essayist, scriptwriter, and a master of the short story, by his friends, family and rivals—among others, Ismat Chughtai, Upendranath Ashk, Balwant Gargi, Krishan Chander, his daughter Nuzhat and nephew Hamid Jalal. These are accounts of grand friendships and quarrels, protracted drinking bouts, cutthroat rivalries in the world of Urdu letters, and intense engagement with issues of that turbulent age. Together, they form an unprecedented portrait of the literary and film worlds of the time, and of the great cities of Bombay, Delhi and Lahore. They also offer a glimpse of the making of a legend even as they reveal Manto as a complex man of many contradictions. A devoted husband and father, he was as comfortable at home as he was at prostitutes’ quarters, seeking new material. Generous to a fault, he freely gave away his earnings and often put his family in financial jeopardy. Fiercely competitive and an outspoken critic of others’ writing, he brooked no criticism of his own, at times choosing to sever ties rather than have his words tampered with. And, for much of his adult life, right until the end, Manto was an alcoholic who fiercely defended his choice to remain one. Honest, frank and personal, at times sentimental, and critical—even gossipy—at others, the pieces in Manto-Saheb constitute an unparalleled, multi-faceted biography of a genius

      • Lioness Milk

        by Stella Prudont

        A dramatic journey of a man through restrictions and abuse to the person he wants to be; A struggle with severe mental disorder; A simple yet gripping plot. True, lively, blood-pulsing and bright prose for the readers of Narine Abgaryan. Boris Shubaev — a talented businessman and a gifted opera singer at the same time. Two brightest personalities are equally strong in one and the same person. He was dumb until 5. It was his love for music, which helped him overcome his congenital disease. Or could it be love for a woman? His brother’s wife, so unlike the other women familiar to Boris, changed his destiny. However, not everyone escaped death on this way to a new life... The novel tells the story of the big family. Boris’s elder brother Grigory married a girl Angela, who dreamt to become a great pianist, but was not talented enough to achieve her dream. Boris fell in love with Angela and accidentally shot Grigory. After the death of her husband, Angela fell into coma, and Boris paid for Angela’s stay in hospital for many years and cared for her daughter Zoya all his life. When after 30 Boris realized that he had schizophrenia, which he inherited genetically from his mother. Being a man of a double-strong will, he struggled with the illness and won.

      • Children's & YA
        July 2020

        Three Ants do wonders!

        by Hasan Benmuna

        Three friendly ants work seperately. Each of them makes something for the little animals. But , unfortunately couldn’t succeed in doing the same thing for the big ones....How did they solve the problem?? A story about the importance of cooperation in a funny way.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences

        Be a Great Husband and Father

        by Haikal Hasan

        In this book, the author describes marriage in eleven chapters using a male perspective. The author discusses several things about the process before marriage, the conflicts that may arise in marriage, and how to be a great husband and father to the family. Hopefully, the readers can benefit from this book and have a good struggle to become great husbands and fathers.

      • December 2018

        Storm the Little Stork

        by Hasan Hüseyin Doğru

        From the moment the brave stork first came out of his egg, he got himself into many adventures until he becomes an adult stork. His mother's support in his first flight and the help of their parents when a black snake attacked their nests, taught him how precious the family was. They had fun while hunting worms and fishing together. He learned that spending time with the loved ones makes his life precio us rather than being alone. üne day, the brave stork was wounded by the wind while flying and he was healed with the help of the people. He learned how animal lover people were but was warned about the presence of the opposite as well. And again, while hunting in the lake, he met his first love and migrated with her to build his own nest.

      • Akash Amay Vorlo Aloy

        by Syed Hasan Imam

        Akash Amay Vorlo Aloy talks from an individual’s perspective about the politics of the undivided India, the partition, the great liberation war, and the movement against communalism and fundamentalism in post-liberation Bangladesh.

      • Islam

        The Way of the Prophet

        A Selection of Hadith

        by Abd al-GhaffÕar ?Hasan

      • Peace studies & conflict resolution
        February 2015

        Conflict Dynamics in Sindh

        by Huma Yusuf, Syed Shoaib Hasan

        Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh has a reputation for stability, diversity, and tolerance. It is also at a tipping point—increasingly threatened by violent extremism, crime, political corruption, tribal feuds, and nationalist and separatist movements. If the province is not to become yet another base for militants, as areas to the north already are, the government needs to act promptly and decisively. Addressing the security situation in Sindh is also integral to stabilizing Karachi, which should be a top priority, given the economic ramifications of growing turbulence in the country’s financial capital.

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