Mir Mosharraf Hossain

'Ocean of Melancholy: The tragedy that was Karbala' originally written as 'Bishadh Sindhu' by Mir Mosharraf Hossain, takes you to the medieval Middle East era and makes you familiar with the tragic consequence faced by the grandsons of Prophet Muhammad, Hassan and Hussein. The strength of this book is its essence of narration and translation from middle Bengali into modern English. Well gripped, hard hitting and how a genuine political conflict has been woven with the theme of spirituality is worth enjoyable. Alo Shome gave this novel a modern touch without disturbing the medieval saga. @kala.e.kitaabi rates it 4/5 star. Do give it a read.… (meer)