Featured Interview With Salman Aziz
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
First of all, many thanks to Book Reader Magazine for creating a wonderful platform to promote the literary works of authors. Honestly, I am feeling very honored to be here!
Many people have a curiosity about where I am from! Actually, I was born in Pabna, a small city in Bangladesh. It is my grandma’s hometown. And the most interesting fact is that it is also the birthplace of the legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Though I was born in Pabna, I mostly grew up in Dhaka city. Besides that, I was also raised in my father’s birthplace. But I was in there for few years till the end of my schooling. And the rest of the study, I have done in Dhaka.
Living in a big city like Dhaka is really very exhausting. Here, people are very busy in their life! They often become very mean to achieve their success. And it really annoys me sometimes. But nothing to do, because Dhaka is known as the city of dreams. Here, dreamers come to make their dreams come true.
While talking about my birthplace, I forgot to include that Pabna is a peaceful city. Though I have not been to Pabna too much, I find out peace there. There, people are very hospitable and everywhere is surrounded by the green. The simplicity and friendly mind of people and the fresh nature can attract anyone!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Fascination with books started when I was in my early crawling days! At that time, I was quite curious about picture books. I got to know it from my mom and my only elder sister. They told me that I crawled over the book and saw the pictures with curious eyes for a long time. That’s why they kept buying new picture books with alphabets for me! As I grew up, my attraction to books developed stronger! And this strong bonding with books leads me to imagine any story in my mind. I can visualize and feel all the characters of any story! I think without this skill no one can be an author!
My writing journey started in my childhood days. I used to participate in any writing competition and took place in people’s hearts. It was really a blessing! My writes published in many local newspapers, magazines, and even in my school magazines. Most of the writes were in my native language Bengali. I could easily express my thought in my mother tongue. But my writing journey in the English language was quite different! Because English is my second language and expressing my thoughts was difficult! If I try to express anything in my way, people take it differently, and somehow, they cannot get my point of view! I am a forever learner! So, I am still learning how I can reach people globally with my thoughts in English well!
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Actually, I do not have any specific favorite authors by genre. I like and respect all the authors and their literary works all over the world. I love those authors especially, those who have their own authenticity. I have seen many authors who just copy the style of other authors which they should not do! I must say all should build up their own individual style when it is about writing.
It may sound awkward if I answer who or what inspires me in my writings! Because every single thing in this world inspires me to make creative works. I know, sounds funny! But it is true! When I walk around, I see the people, things, and circumstances that led me to write something different in an artistic way.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Well, from the title of my newest book “Bold and Bitter Statements: Volume 1” people can guess how the book can be! This book is full of life experiences that I have gathered from different situations. I have learned a lot from those circumstances and decided to share those harsh realities with everyone. When people will get to know my intensive bold words, they will find that those bitter truths are related to their life also. But it depends on people how much they can accept. The book is blended with symbolic pictures and my bitter statements. And the rest of the things hidden inside, people will get to know if they read the book. That’s all I can disclose right now about my book!
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