মোরা একটি ফুলকে বাঁচাবো বলে আবার অস্ত্র ধরি

This is Rashidul Bari’s last Bangla Book. I don’t know why had he stopped writing in Bengali at such as young age. But I know one thing—this book is a great one. The story of this great novel not only depicts the crimes of Jamaat leaders in 1971 but also focuses on a romance of two students, who spoiled by leaders of Jamaat, against the backdrop of post 1971 Liberation War. I recommend it for all readers—especially youths—because this story is extraordinary. Reading this book again & again, I think—readers will fell sort of the same as when they watched –Titanic--James Cameron tragic film. I (used to) know Rashidul Bari. He told me that he wrote this novel because he believe it will play a big role in punishing those who committed crimes in 1971 and thereafter. He classified this as Historical Fiction. He wrote a poem (recited by Shimul Mustafa) to promote this book, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny91JSUe9X0 In this book, the author was instrumental in bringing— a new kind of consciousness to his work. His use of visual detail is often cinematic in its range, using the literary corresponding of criticizing--to give dramatic interest. I think the author learned these skills from Tolstoy. Rashidul Bari is an exhilaratingly original writer with a gift for irony and a gentle, perceptive heart. His canvas might be a place and time Bengalis are only beginning to understand, but he paints his art on the page, where it is intimate and poignant.I hope one day Rashidul will write in Bengali again.