Who Even Cares Who Caree?

Who Even Cares Who Cares? is a collection of provocative and at times disturbing stories, often laced with dark humour, about people and places from known and unknown geographies that become instantly engaging. Written in a racy, youthful language liberally sprinkled with terms from the cyber world the stories weave together the personal, political and surreal landscapes that take storytelling to its (logical limit. Rafee Shaams surprises us by the intensity of his reflections of life around him. Dhaka and its suburbs as well as nameless imagined spaces come alive in his stories; his characters—both human and otherworldly—are beguiling, in the lives they live of love, romance, angst and mortification of various kinds. Shaams tries his hand at political allegory, Swiftian satire, seductive romance and, yes, magical realism with astounding success. Who Even Cares Who Cares? is engaging, visceral and vibrant—it's a fascinating read.