Bihari poet Abhay K’s book soon to have a Spanish version

Kolkata: The Alphabets of Latin America is a poetry collection of 108 poems on various personalities, monuments and landscapes of Latin America by Bihar-born poet-diplomat Abhay K. who penned it during his stay and travels in Latin America between 2016-2019. 

The book has already been translated and published into Italian, and is being translated into Spanish, Bangla and Malayalam.

The World Literature Today has called it “a poetic encyclopaedia of Latin America” and “a worthy read for exploring Latin America and its connection with India.” Forrest Gander, Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, 2019 has called it “a very original and thrilling book—a book that opens the borders of time and place.”

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Now the Spanish edition of the book is scheduled to be launched at International Kolkata Book Fair 2022. It is being translated into Spanish by Anirban Chattopadhyay, former editor of Anand Bazar Patrika and Dibyajyoti Mukhopadhyay, Director, Indo-Hispanic Language Academy.

A virtual discussion on this book will be organised on 26 August 2021 at 6 PM IST by the Indo-Hispanic Language Academy, Kolkata with R. Viswanathan, former Ambassador of India to Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, Jorge Heine, former Ambassador of Chile to South Africa, India and China, and currently Professor at Boston University, Abhay K., Anirban Chattopadhyay and Dibyajyoti Mukhopadhyay as panelists.

– global bihari bureau