Blog of Abib Afzal

Prince Harry’s Spare

I don’t have the book. Neither do the bookshops in Bangladesh. Amazon does not deliver to Bangladesh either. So, I will get it sooner that’s not going to happen. I have to wait, at least till the time the book leans back in most of the Nilkhet bookshops. But first

Logotherapy : Man’s Search for Meaning

Two of my ex-students came to visit me in the department a few weeks ago. They brought two books with them for me. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl was one and other was The Alchemist. I read The Alchemist during my university second year. But I have

The Archer by Paulo Coelho

Today I have finished reading The Archer by Paulo Coelho. I started the read yesterday. It’s a small book of around 130 pages with some beautiful illustrations in it. I could not appreciate the full beauty of these illustrations because I had bought this particular print of the book from

International Day of the Book 2021

Today 23rd April is celebrated as the International Day of the Book worldwide. This day is also called World Book and Copyright Day or simply World Book Day. This day is celebrated every year with a specific theme across the world organized by UNESCO. ‘To share a story’ has been

The Booker Prize 2020

Douglas Stuart, a Scottish author has won this year’s Booker Prize. The Booker Prize is considered as the most prestigious literary award of Britain. Every year this award is given for the best English language Fiction published in Britain.Stuart has been given the Prize for his debut novel Shuggie Bain.

Louise Glück

It is certainly very difficult to write something, whether in details or in briefs, about a Nobel Laureate. And if it is to be written by someone amateurish like me, it will prove to be impossible. And it becomes even more difficult if that Nobel Laureate wins the Nobel Prize