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Revision as of 02:25, 13 March 2019
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.[1] 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 novel Bong Theke Bangla was published in 1978 to critical acclaim, exploring the evolution of Bangladesh's nationality and language.[1] Her fourth novel, Rokter Okkhor, was inspired by an article called "The Prostitutes of Dhaka" which was published in Bichitra.[7] She was unable to conduct research for the book by visiting brothels herself, relying instead on weekly reports from a male journalist to gain an understanding of a sex worker's living conditions.[7] It created a huge stir in Bangladesh upon publication because of its frank depiction of prostitution in the country. In a 2016 translation of the book named Letters of Blood,[8] Rahman said, "I received a lot of praise for the book, but also had to endure an equal amount of abuse."[7]
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)[12]
- Anannya Literature Award (1995)
- Humayun Kadir Sriti Puraskar
- Jasimuddin Shwarna Padak
- Shawgat Shwarna Padak
- Ekushey Padak (2019)[13][14]
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b c Rahman, Rizia (2018). Letters of Blood. Kolkata: Seagull Books. pp. xi. ISBN 9780857424990.
- ^ "Library of Bangladesh Presents". bengallights.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Dura Kothao". Amazon. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ 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.