We cordially invite you to a book reading and discussion with author Shaheen Akhtar on Friday, August 19th 2022. The event will take place in lecture hall 010.01.05 at 4.15.

Shaheen Akhtar is a notable Bangladeshi writer who won the “Prothom Alo Best Book Award“ in 2004 for her novel Talaash, which was translated by Ella Dutta into English as The Search and published by Zubaan in 2011. For her literary contributions, Shaheen has received the prestigious “Bangla Academy Award” (2015). In 2020 she has won the 3rd Asian Literature Award. She writes both novels and short stories. Shaheen’s works have been translated into English, German, and Korean.
Shaheen Akhtar will be present for a reading from her works and a discussion that will include aspects of translation of novels and short story from Bangla into English and German.

Friday, 19th August 2022, 4:15 pm
CATS, Vosstr. 2, enter through South Asia Institute (SAI), Hörsaal 010.01.05

Organised by South Asia Institute (SAI), TRANSLASIEN (CATS) and Draupadi Verlag, Heidelberg.