Stories from the Edge: Personal Narratives of the Liberation War is a collection of stories written by members of The Reading Circle, Dhaka. These are not war narratives but personal stories of women who experienced the war from the periphery. They either belonged to the exodus of people who left the main cities for the villages, or were in Agartala, or interned in camps in Pakistan. Some of the stories are escape narratives, from Karachi through Afghanistan or from diplomatic missions friendly with Pakistan. Other stories are situated even farther away and give us a picture of the people and events that showcased Bangladesh’s plight to the world during the nine months of the Liberation War. All the stories are from the perspective of women, either too young or far away geographically from the battlefield. They have lived with these stories for the last 46 years and feel it is time to share them for additional perspectives on our Liberation War.

Contributors

Mahmuda Haque Choudhury
Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
Tanveerul Haque
Nusrat Huq
Asfa Hussain
Shirin Hasanat Islam
Jackie Kabir
Razia Sultana Khan
Shahana Khan
Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat
Razia Quadir
Shahruk Rahman
Zakia Rahman
Niaz Zaman

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