Sonar Shekol

Matin, a young man from a village in Bangladesh, is unaware of the world outside. After completing his Bachelor’s degree, he searches for a job. At his mother’s repeated pleas, he gets one at his uncle’s business. His uncle, Kamal Sahib, is a wealthy businessman with a massive garment business. His uncle sends him to the United States,as his representative at the ‘New York Garment Fair,’ accompanied by two other employees, for just a week.

After the fair ends, they are supposed to return to Dhaka city. Unexpectedly, a devastating thunderstorm strikes during the evening. Does the door to Matin’s homeland close indefinitely? Will he have to settle in the United States? Indian elderly couples, homeless women with complex characters, devoted mothers with disabled children, and resilient young women living in their own worlds inhabit this novel of unparalleled joy, pain, and romance. Samares Mazumdar’s extraordinary storytelling brings forth a different realm of emotions and experiences in this novel.