ULAB Literary Salon’s 2nd session with Saad Z. Hossain
The English and Humanities Department at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized the 2nd session of ULAB Literary Salon on June 18, 2022 at the ULAB Research Building auditorium in Dhanmondi.
In this session, the critically acclaimed Cyber Mage was launched. Cyber Mage is a new novel by Saad Z. Hossain, who is amongst modern Bangladesh’s most remarkable writers of fiction in English, published by top imprints in South Asia and the world. Cyber Mage is proudly published in Bangladesh by ULAB Press.
Saad Z. Hossain was present at the launch where he read from his work and discussed his writer’s life. He was in conversation with Prof. Kaiser Haq and Sudeep Chakravarti, and the audience. He later signed copies of Cyber Mage and his other books.
Saad has emerged as a prolific writer of genre-bending literary science fiction and fantasy that uses razor-sharp observations and scathing satire to hold a mirror to our present and future worlds. Saad’s other works include the critically acclaimed Djinn City and Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday (both published in Bangladesh by ULAB Press), his debut novel Escape from Baghdad (the French translation of which was a finalist for the Grand Prix de L’imaginaire in 2018) and a new series launched with Kundo Wakes Up.
ULAB Literary Salon is the first of its kind literary platform in Dhaka. The Salon offers Dhaka’s literary-minded an evening of book launches of leading authors, book readings, discussions with authors, book signings by authors, and sales of such books at preferred rates by ULAB Lit Salon partners—some of Dhaka’s favorite bookstores. From time to time, ULAB Literary Salon will also feature topical discussions with leading writers, editors, and academicians. The program is open to all.
