Shahid Akhand (born 21 January 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 wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...
of
Bengali literature
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.
Biography
Akhand was born on 21 January 1935 in Mymensingh district. He completed a master's degree in Bengali at
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country.
The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 ...
in 1959.
He began writing in the second decade after the
Partition of Bengal (1947)
The Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. ...
.
His novel ''Panna Holo Sobuj'' depicted urban middle-class life.
In 1978, he won a
Bangla Academy Literary Award
The Bangla Academy Literary Award (; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar'') is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bengali language and literature.
...
for a short story.
In 2008, a play adapted from his novel ''Bhetorer Manush'' was screened on
Bangladesh Television
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.
He lives in
Bangladesh
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, 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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