Atmaprakash (novel)
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''Atmaprakash'' () is the 1965
debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...
by
Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-gra ...
, first published in the special Puja issue of Desh. It was largely based on the bohemian lifestyle Sunil led in the 1960s, and he cited
Jack Kerouac Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Of French-Canadian ...
's writing style as an inspiration.


See also

* ''Aranyer Din Ratri''


References

Novels by Sunil Gangopadhyay 1965 Indian novels Bengali-language novels {{1960s-novel-stub