In Mazharul Islam’s introduction to the third edition of

Krushkathe Konya

[The Maid on The Cross]

,

he claims that Nasreen Jahan wrote the novel to seek answers to the questions “What is sorrow?” and “Which hue does sorrow bear?”. It was in

Krushkathe Konya

that she

first began her pursuit of making sense of the true nature of life and giving shape to the bridge that would close the gap between the imagined and the real using as bricks and mortar words and the various perceptions respectively gained from lived experiences.

first began her pursuit of making sense of the true nature of life and giving shape to the bridge that would close the gap between the imagined and the real using as bricks and mortar words and the various perceptions respectively gained from lived…

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Citation: Wajid, Maeesha. "Nasreen Jahan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 August 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15124, accessed 27 November 2024.]

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