Revisiting ‘Talaash’ with Shaheen Akhtar and Seung Hee Jeon

On November 1, 2020, author Shaheen Akhtar was awarded the 3rd Asian Literary Award for the Korean translation of her 2004 novel Talaash—which traces the lives of Birangona women decades after the 1971 Liberation War. We spoke to Shaheen Akhtar and translator Seung Hee Jeon about their writing process and the book's legacy. Sarah Bari/ Star Books: Most of us are familiar with