Abu Ishaque
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Abu Ishaque (1926–2003) was a renowned modern Bangladesh
i author and a famous novelist.
|} was born in the village Shirmangol of Naria in Shariatpur District on 1 November 1926.
His first story, ‘Abhishap’, was published in 1940, in the Nabajug edited by the activist Kazi Nazrul Islam
. He passed his matriculation with scholarship in 1942. His first big literary effort, Surja-Dighal Bari, which he finished writing in August 1948, waited some seven years for a publisher.
Graduating from Karachi University in 1960, he served in many important posts in the country as well as in diplomatic positions in the high commission offices of Bangladesh. In the year 1984 he retired from the government service.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i author and a famous novelist.
Life
Abu Ishaque ali|} was born in the village Shirmangol of Naria in Shariatpur District on 1 November 1926.
His first story, ‘Abhishap’, was published in 1940, in the Nabajug edited by the activist Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
. He passed his matriculation with scholarship in 1942. His first big literary effort, Surja-Dighal Bari, which he finished writing in August 1948, waited some seven years for a publisher.
Graduating from Karachi University in 1960, he served in many important posts in the country as well as in diplomatic positions in the high commission offices of Bangladesh. In the year 1984 he retired from the government service.
Works
Ishaque is often categorized with those who wrote the least and showed the best. Three novels - one of which is a detective novel, two collections of short stories and the voluminous Samokalin Bangla Bhashar Obhidhan (first two parts of it have already been published from the Bangla Academy and the rest [how many?] are being prepared). As literature celebrates only quality, not quantity, he comes forth as a major novelist in contemporary literature with the publication of Surya-Dighal Bari (A Cursed House) written at the age of only twenty one and till now its mighty presence is felt by readers of Bangla fiction.Novels
- Surja-Dighal Bari (A Cursed House 1955)
- Padmar Palidwip (Alluvial Island of the Padma, 1986)
- Jaal (Counterfeit, 1988)
Awards
- Bangla Academy AwardBangla Academy AwardBangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature....
(1963) - Ekushey PadakEkushey PadakEkushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
(1997) - Independence Day AwardIndependence Day AwardThe Independence Day Award , also termed Independence Award , is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organizations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War...
(2004)