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19/06/2026

This book compiles Albanese's indispensable and damning reports on Israel's conduct in Palestine since October 2023.
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First outlining the case that this period should be understood as a genocide, Albanese goes on to explain how the ongoing violence fits into a longer history of Israel's settler colonialism, and finally presents a devastating indictment against the international corporations that treat mass killing and destruction as a business opportunity.
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The volume also features a reflection by Albanese on the current state of affairs; revelations by her predecessors Richard Falk, John Dugard, and Michael Lynk of their experiences as UN special rapporteurs; and a preface by Lex Takkenberg, a 30-year veteran of UNRWA, co-authored with scholar Mandy Turner.
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'Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation from its guilt over the genocide of the Palestinian people. Her reflections in this book are not just timely - they are for the ages' - Yanis Varoufakis

18/06/2026

15/06/2026

The prose short story arrived in Bengal in the wake of British colonizers, and Bengali writers quickly made the form their own. By the twentieth century a profusion of literary magazines and journals meant they were being avidly read by millions.
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Writers responded to this hunger for words with a ferocious energy which reflected the turmoil of their times: these stories covered land wars, famine, the caste system, religious conflict, patriarchy, Partition and the liberation war that saw the emergence of the independent country of Bangladesh. Across these shifting geographical borders, writers also looked inward, evolving new literary styles and stretching the possibilities of social realism, political fiction and intimate domestic tales.
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A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century's worth of extraordinary stories. From a woman who eats fish in secret to the woes of an ageing local footballer, from the anxieties of a middle-class union rep to a lawyer who stumbles upon a philosopher's stone, this is a collection that celebrates making art of life, in all its difficulty and joy.
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'The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories' edited by Arunava Sinha.

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10/06/2026

1947, and then in 1971, in the South Asian subcontinent, entire communities of people crossed newly-created borders to find new homes as partitions divided and reshaped countries. Kalyani Thakur’s beautiful and evocative novel, tells the story of her people, Dalits belonging to the Matua sect, who settled around a local water body – Andhar Bil – in the new nation. Reminiscent of the beloved bil they left behind at home, the refugees begin, slowly and painfully, to rebuild their lives.
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As children play in and around the bil – the central ‘character’ in the novel – people seek out varieties of fish and cook them in ways that recall the flavours of home, festivals and boat races take place, jute is farmed and sold, floods arrive and push people to high ground, marriages happen and property disputes unfold. The still waters of the bil absorb and hold all these stories and the boroi tree stands in the centre of the bil, a silent witness to everything.
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Through this episodic, almost plotless novel is woven the story of Kamalini, a young girl who will, one day, journey to the city, leaving her beloved Andhar Bil behind, just as her parents’ generation left their villages and their beloved bil in what became another country.
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'Andhar Bil' by Kalyani Thakur Charal.




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04/06/2026

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is widely remembered as the fiery iconoclast who fought against the structures of oppression and orthodoxy. The iconic ‘rebel poet’ of Bengal, Nazrul continues to be loved for his songs and poetry. But what of his prose, his journalism, and his politics?
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'Selected Essays' reveals to us the extraordinary versatility of Nazrul as an essayist. Addressing subjects as diverse as social reform, politics, communal harmony, environmental concerns, education, aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy, this rich collection showcases Nazrul’s dynamic vision and unique use of language as an instrument of change.
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These essays chart his evolving consciousness as a thinker, writer and activist, offering vivid glimpses of the ethos of his times, his relationships with leading figures such as Tagore and Gandhi, and his active engagement with social, political and cultural processes. These new translations bring Nazrul’s powerful voice to life, with all its vibrant immediacy.
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'Selected Essays: Kazi Nazrul Islam'



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29/05/2026

I download the video. I mute the audio before replaying it frame by frame, in dread, in desperation. I watch it four times. It is not me. It is my fu***ng face.

Amrita Chaturvedi goes by Amy. Amy identifies as a communist on Twitter (her bio omits a cameo on reality TV and millionaire daddy who runs the show at Delhi High Court).

When a deepfake p***o of her 'forwarded many times' by WhatsApp aunties goes viral, the truth finally catches up. On her birthday, Amy, and allies - a Dalit, a consenting adult code-named the Child Solider, and white trustafarian India - battle a stoning in the digital town square that could cancel even Kim Kardashian.

Her executioners? An unhinged cartel of virgins styling themselves after V for Vendetta - except these anonymous keyboard warriors are on a merciless crusade to eradicate desi jezebels and Make India Hindu Again.

A literary provocation about incels, influencers and AK-47s where the online turns offline turns bloody. 'Fieldwork as a S*x Object' is not a novel you read but a novel that reads you. It invites every one of us to ask ourselves how much we're prepared to risk for our principles.

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'A one-woman, agitprop literary-political movement' INDEPENDENT

'One of the most urgent voices of tomorrow' HARPER'S BAZAAR

'One of fiction's most fiery and unclassifiable' GUARDIAN

'Her prose is electric, at once brave and poetic and satirical' PARIS REVIEW
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'Fieldwork as a S*x Object' by Meena Kandasamy.
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27/05/2026

A May of UK published stock titles at Shalimar Books ! 🙂📚

Visit us in Kennington, South London for an unrivaled selection of South Asian books alongside our unique range of fair-trade art and handmade craft products 😃✨️

Open Tuesday-Saturday 11.30 to 6pm



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20/05/2026

Hidden among the busy streets near Waterloo, Shalimar Books has quietly spent decades preserving stories, histories and identities often overlooked by mainstream British bookselling.

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20/05/2026

Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ was among the maverick writers who shaped modern Hindi literature. Fearless, provocative and startlingly original, much like his poetry- Nirala regards the world with the eyes of a compulsive satirist, committed to laying bare its hypocrisies.
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'A Portrait of Love' is an ode to Nirala’s genius, drawing attention to his long-ignored legacy in prose. This collection sparkles with wit, atmosphere and an unmistakable autobiographical streak, taking readers to the heart of India and introducing them to the colourful cosmos of Hindi literature.
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This edition features satirical and poignant stories that explore themes of love, marriage, caste, and social hypocrisy in pre-independence India, including the novella 'Billesur Bakriha'. 
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'A Portrait of Love: Six Stories; One Novella' Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'.



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