Nabarun Bhattacharya
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Born | Mahashweta Devi | 23 June 1948
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Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian writer who wrote in the
His novel, Herbert (1993), was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award[2] and adapted into a film of the same name by Suman Mukhopadhyay in 2005.[3]
Bhattacharya regularly edited a literary magazine Bhashabandhan.
Personal life
Bhattacharya studied in
Works
The characters called Fyataru
His
In 2019, a new English translation of Harbart was published by New Directions, reviewed for Words Without Borders by Arka Chattopadhyay.[10] In 2020, Sourit Bhattacharya, Arka Chattopadhyay and Samrat Sengupta co-edited a Bloomsbury volume of Nabarun's short stories, poems, interviews and a set of critical articles on his works: Nabarun Bhattacharya: Aesthetics and Politics in a World after Ethics.[11]
Major works
- Kangal Malshat (কাঙাল মালসাট) (Hooghly: Saptarshi Prakashan, 2003)
- Herbert (হারবার্ট) (Kolkata: Deys, 1994)
- Lubdhak (লুব্ধক) (Barasat: Abhijan Publishers, 2006)
- Ei Mrityu Upotyoka Aamaar Desh Na (এই মৃত্যু উপত্যকা আমার দেশ না) (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2004)
- Halaljhanda o Onyanyo (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2009)
- Mahajaaner Aayna (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, 2010)
- Fyaturur Kumbhipak (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
- Raater Circus (রাতের সার্কাস) (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
- Anarir Naarigyan (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
- Joratali (জোড়াতালি) (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)
- Mablage Novel(Kolkata:Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)
- Andho Biral (অন্ধ বিড়াল)
Death
Nabarun Bhattacharya died of intestinal cancer at Thakurpukur cancer hospital, Kolkata on 31 July 2014.[12]
References
- ^ ISBN 81-260-0873-3.
- ISBN 978-0-8112-2474-1.
- New York Times.
- ISBN 978-93-89812-48-0.
- ISBN 978-81-321-0178-9.
- ^ "End of journey for the eternal rebel: Nabarun Bhattacharya passes away". timesofindia.com. Times of India. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Hulabila". Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ ""Carnival-er Bisphoron" – Review of Nabarun Bhattacharya's "Kangal Malsat", by Tapodhir Bhattacharya – Parabaas Issue 35". Parabaas.com. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "The Telegraph – Calcutta : Metro". Telegraphindia.com. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Conde, Miguel. "Nabarun Bhattacharya Conjures Ghosts of Revolutionary Dreams in His Masterful Novel "Harbart"". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ bloomsbury.com. "Nabarun Bhattacharya". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Radical Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya dies at 66 – IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links
- Works by or about Nabarun Bhattacharya at Internet Archive
- "An Indian Writer in Japan : Textualities". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- American Petromax (Hindi) – Nabarun Bhattacharya