Manoj Basu (; 25 July 1901 – 27 December 1987) was an Indian writer of

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

s and

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

. He is most well known for his novel ''Nishi-Kutumba''. He won the 1966

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in Bengali for this novel.

Life

Manoj Basu was born on 25 July 1901. He wrote many novels and short stories in

. He established the well known Bengal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. in Calcutta (now

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

). He died on 27 December 1987.

Works

* Nishi-Kutumba (নিশিকুটুম্ব) * Bon Kete Basat (বন কেটে বসত) * Jal Jungle (জল জঙ্গল) * Bokul (বকুল) * Ek Bihangee (এক বিহঙ্গী) * Sei Gram Sei Sab Manush (সেই গ্রাম সেই সব মানুষ) * Brishti Brishti (বৃষ্টি বৃষ্টি) * Amar Fansi Holo (আমার ফাঁসি হল) * Rupobati (রূপবতী) * Ami Samrat (আমি সম্রাট) * Khadyot (খদ্যোত)

References

{{Authority control 1901 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Indian novelists Writers from West Bengal