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Book Reviews
“IncandescenceIncandescence”
By Mehreen Ahmed
406 pages
ISBN: 979-8-9863807-0-4
Dark Myth Publications, Copyright 2022

Review by LB Sedlacek

In a series of passages that read like vignettes, Ahmed gives us wonderful vivid prose inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s The Last Poem—Shesher Kobita. Ahmed says in her introduction to the book that “What’s important in this book is the exploitation of the characters to the extent of what to expect from life, in general, both philosophically and materialistically?”

Ahmed achieves answers to these questions and more in this new book. She reshapes in a way the one might think a traditional novel like book should be written. It is enlightening as well as an enveloping way to read – think Paulo Coelho type of books and writing.

From the section entitled “Wave”:
“On the bank of the River Kali, the two cars pulled up. The
passengers sitting in them squeezed, came out of the cars
jostled by each other. Looking out into the murky waves,
they waited for the lifelines in the offing.”

Ahmed creates an all immersive atmosphere within these pages. It’s a journey you will want to take with her characters.

Ahmed is also author of “The Pacifist.”