Shahid Akhand (born 1935),
is a Bangladeshi author and
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...
of
Bengali literature
Bengali literature ( bn, বাংলা সাহিত্য, Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time ...
.
Biography
He began writing in the second decade after the
Partition of Bengal (1947)
The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal based on the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. The Hindu-majority West Bengal became a stat ...
.
His novel ''Panna Holo Sobuj'' depicted urban middle-class life.
In 1978, he won a
Bangla Academy Literary Award
The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...
for a short story.
In 2008, a play adapted from his novel ''Bhetorer Manush'' was screened on
Bangladesh Television.
He lives in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
, and has been
blind for a few years. He has three daughters and a son.
Works
Novels
*''Panna Holo Sobuj'' (Emerald Green, 1964)
*''Pakhir Gaan Boner Chhaya'' (Bird Songs Forest Shades, 1970)
*''Dudondo Shanti'' (Moments of Peace, 1971)
*''Ekoda Ek Bosonte'' (Once in Spring Time, 1984)
*''Shei Pakhi'' (That Bird 1986)
*''Apon Sourav'' (Own Fragrance 1986)
*''Kokhon Ke Jane'' (Who Knows When, 1995)
*''Bhetorer Manush''
References
Bangladeshi male writers
Bengali writers
Bengali-language writers
1935 births
Living people
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