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Anjum Hasan’s novel ‘History’s Angel’ tells a story that is deeply relevant for our times
‘History’s Angel’ by Anjum Hasan | Bloomsbury India | Rs 699 | 288 pages
ISSUE DATE: Sep 18, 2023 | UPDATED: Sep 7, 2023 18:51 IST
Alif is one of the most important characters in contemporary literature. His mind is a screen on which history plays out and the future makes suggestions, his thoughts providing the commentary. History’s Angel is much like him—intelligent, subtle, reflective, gentle, sensitive.