Fulkumari

<p>Amidst the quiet deserted streets of pandemic Paris a refugee from Bangladesh finds himself alone in his apartment with a tiny rat. He names her Fulkumari and forms an imaginary pact with her reminiscent of the <em>Arabian Nights</em>. Telling her a story each day the refugee unravels the layers of his past. Tales of revolution famine and civil war intertwine with the poetry philosophy and myths of an entire culture; precious moments of family intimacy come alive in flavours smells and sounds. As the bond between the two strengthens each story becomes a thread in a tapestry of meaning bravely reaffirming a world on the verge of falling apart.</p>