Remembering Shahidul Zahir
Desk Report
Published: 09 Sep 2021, 01:28 pm
Shahaduzzaman Joining with Empathy Nation and Praranya on Facebook to mark Shahidul Zahir's birth anniversary || Photo: Collected
Shahidul
Zahir is a Bangladeshi renowned novelist who invents a new genre in Bengali
literary fiction. His 68th birth anniversary will be observed on September
11.
Shahidul
Zahir passed away on March 23, 2008. But his creation remains. His novels Abu
Inbrahimer Mrityu (Abu Ibrahim's Death) (2009), Jibon o Rajnoitik Bastobota (Life
and Political Reality) (1988), Se Raate Purnima Chilo (That Night Was Full Moon)
(1995) and Mukher Dike Dekhi (Seeing the Face) (2006) add another dimension to
Bengali literature. Shahidul Zahir's style is also unique in short stories.
His notable collections of stories are Parapar (Passage) (1985), Dumurkheko
Manush O Onnanyo Golpo (Fig-eater and Other Stories) (2000), and Dolu Nadir
Hawa O Onnyanno Golpo (Dolu River’s Breeze and Other Stories) (2004).
He
received the Alaol Literary Award and the Kagaj Literary Award in 2004 for his
contribution to literature during his lifetime. Many films, television and
plays have been adopted from his stories and novels.
In
2010, Shahidul Zahir's novel ‘Abu Inbrahimer Mrityu (Abu Ibrahim's Death)
(2009)' was awarded the Prothom Alo Book of the Year-1415 Award.
Marking
Shahidul Zahir's birth anniversary on September 11 at 9.30 pm, a special event
is going to be held on Facebook by Empathy Nation and Praranya.
Literary,
researcher and medical anthropologist Shahaduzzaman will be joined in the
program.