dazzle with the newness of the plot and boldness of narrative that cannot take you far that is why we do not see whats widespread in language literature writing with a minimal plot barely a hint of storyline these writers are exploring the realm of mute experiences rather than overt action and they work because language itself has layers of imagery connotations resonance ive yet to come across such writing among those writing in english wheres the poetic element that would permeate my consciousness when ive put the book back on the shelf wheres the resonance thats the hallmark of a timeless piece of literature the bengali litterateur spoke to ratnottama sengupta