Rizia Rahman
Rizia Rahman | |
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| Native name | রিজিয়া রহমান |
| Born | December 28, 1939 (age 79) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Rizia Rahman (born December 28, 1939)[1] is a Bangladeshi novelist.[2] She has a number of novels and short stories to her credit. Her works cut across all genres. She is best known for the novel Bong Theke Bangla.[3] She is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (1978).[4] As of 2018, she has published more than 50 novels and short-story collections in her long career.
Early Life
Rizia Rahman was born on December 28, 1939 in Bhabanipur, Kolkata. Her family moved to Bangladesh, then known as East Bengal, after the 1947 Partition of India.[1] She began writing stories at the age of 8 and was published for the first time when she was 12.[5] Her stories and poems appeared in newspapers such as Satyajug and Sangbad.[6] Rahman studied at the University of Dhaka and graduated with a Master of Social Sciences in Economics.[6]
Career
Rahman published her first collection of short stories, Agni Shakkora, while studying at the University of Dhaka.[6] Her novels Bong Theke Bangla and Rokter Okkhor followed in 1978 to critical acclaim.
Works
- Novels
- Uttar Purush (Posterity, 1977)
- Rokter Okkhor (Blood Words, 1978)
- Bong Theke Bangla (Bengali to Bangla, 1978)
- Alikhito Upakhyan (An Unwritten Story, 1980)
- Surja Sabuj Rakta (Sun Green Blood, 1980)
- Shhilay Shilay Agun (Stones in Fire, 1980)
- Aranyer Kache (Near the Forest, 1980)
- Dhabal Jyotsna (White Moon-light, 1980)
- Ghar-Bhanga-Ghar (Broken-house, 1984)
- Ekal Chirokal (Now and Eternity, 1984)
- Prem Amar Prem (Love, My Love, 1985)
- Jharer Mukhomukhi (Facing the Storm, 1986)
- Ekti Phuler Janya (For a Flower, 1986)
- Shudhu Tomader Janya (Only for You, 1988)
- He manab Manabi (Oh! Man and Woman, 1989)
- Harun Phereni (Harun did not Return, 1994)
- Nodi Nirobodhi (2011)
Translated Novels (English)
- Letters of Blood (Rokter Okkhor, 2016)
- Short stories
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1978)
- Jessore Sahitya Parishad Puraskar (1984)
- Bangladesh Lekhak Sangha Sahitya Padak (1985)
- Kamar Mushtari Sahitya Padak (1990)[10]
- Anannya Literature Award (1995)
- Humayun Kadir Sriti Puraskar
- Jasimuddin Shwarna Padak
- Shawgat Shwarna Padak
- Ekushey Padak (2019)[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "রিজিয়া রহমান (Rizia Rahman) - Portfolio of Bengali Author Rizia Rahman on authors.com.bd". authors.com.bd. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Through The Eyes of Rizia Rahman". The Daily Star. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Rizia Rahman's Rokter Okshor". Bangladeshi Novels.
- ^ "পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা" [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "THROUGH THE EYES OF RIZIA RAHMAN". The Daily Star. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ a b c "Library of Bangladesh Presents". bengallights.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Kothao-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93-collection-short-story/dp/B079DKX1B3. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ford-Powell, Ken (25 June 2013). "Caged in Paradise and Other Stories by Rizia Rahman: Trapped in a terrible beauty". Paste.
- ^ "Caged in Paradise and Other Stories | The University Press Limited". www.uplbooks.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Rizia Rahman". Bangladeshi Novels.
- ^ "List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (2010–19)", Wikipedia, 2019-02-07, retrieved 2019-03-07
- ^ "PM: Protect and practice country's rich culture, language". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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