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The book without a face
Updated On: 01 December, 2019 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Jane Borges
What is the life and fate of a debut book that has been posthumously published? Two recently published fiction works show the way
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Numair Atif Choudhury Author of Babu Bangladesh! and Rudrakshi Bhattacharjee Author of This Is How It Took Place
In the world of publishing, a debut book functions like an introductory chapter. You are introduced to a new piece of work, a fresh experiment in language and the first-time author. If a reader enjoys this combination, the chapter opens a world of opportunities for the writer.
For two books that released this year, it almost ended where it began. Numair Atif Choudhury's Babu Bangladesh! and Rudrakshi Bhattacharjee's This Is How It Took Place were published posthumously. Both were evidently fine works of literature—one by a discerning scholar and another from a teenager with a distinctive voice. If there was an opportunity lost, it was to get to know the writer better.
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