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গল্পসমগ্র
1. ছেলেমানুষী
2. ব্যাধি
3. অন্ধকারে একা
4. সোনারিলের শিশি
5. খুনী
6. জঞ্জাল
7. শোভন
8. একজন দুর্বল মানুষ
9. বলদ
10. ইরা নামের হরিণ
11. আজব ছেলে
12. চা
13. ফেরা
14. ভালবাসার নক্ষত্র
15. নূরুল ও তার নোট বই
16. জনৈক অপদার্থ পিতা
17. লজ্জা
18. ওয়ার্কশপ
19. অপরাধ বিষয়ক কল্পনা
20. মজিবরের মা
21. চোখ
22. গোপন কথা
23. ছেলে
2. ব্যাধি
3. অন্ধকারে একা
4. সোনারিলের শিশি
5. খুনী
6. জঞ্জাল
7. শোভন
8. একজন দুর্বল মানুষ
9. বলদ
10. ইরা নামের হরিণ
11. আজব ছেলে
12. চা
13. ফেরা
14. ভালবাসার নক্ষত্র
15. নূরুল ও তার নোট বই
16. জনৈক অপদার্থ পিতা
17. লজ্জা
18. ওয়ার্কশপ
19. অপরাধ বিষয়ক কল্পনা
20. মজিবরের মা
21. চোখ
22. গোপন কথা
23. ছেলে
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224 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1996
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About the author
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
402 books1,607 followersমুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল (Bengali)
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
Birth and Family Background:
Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, was a police officer. In his childhood, he traveled various part of Bangladesh, because of his father's transferring job. Zafar Iqbal was encouraged by his father for writing at an early life. He wrote his first science fiction work at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Pakistan's invading army captured his father and killed him brutally in the bank of a river.
Education:
Iqbal passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1970. He earned his BSc in Physics from Dhaka University in 1976. In the same year Iqbal went to University of Washington to obtain his PhD and earned the degree in 1982.
Personal Life:
Iqbal married Dr. Yasmeen Haque in 1978. Yasmeen is the Dean of the Life Science Department, Head of the Physics Department, Provost of the Shohid Janoni Jahanara Imam Hall and a researcher at SUST. They have two children - son Nabil and daughter Yeshim. Yeshim translated the book Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed, My Friend) written by her father. Iqbal's elder brother, Humayun Ahmed, was the most popular author and film-maker of Bangladesh since its independence. Humayun died after a nine-month struggle against colorectal cancer on the 19 July 2012. His younger brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the satirical magazine, Unmad and one of the most reknowned cartoonist of Bangladesh.
Academic Career:
After obtaining PhD degree, Iqbal worked as a post-doctoral researcher at California Institute of Technology (CalTech) from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), a separate corporation from the Bell Labs (now Telcordia Technologies), as a Research Scientist. He left the institute in 1994 and joined the faculty of the Department of CSE of SUST.
Literary career:
Iqbal started writing stories from a very early age. Iqbal wrote his first short story at the age of seven. While studying in the Dhaka University Iqbal's story Copotronic Bhalobasa was published in a local magazine. But, a number of readers at that time felt that the story was based on a foreign story. To answer this allegation, he later rewrote the story and published the story in collection of stories named Copotronic Sukh Dukkho. Since then he is the most popular writer both in Bengali Science-Fiction and in Juvenile Leterature of the country.
Other Activities and Awards:
Zafar Iqbal won the Bangla Academy Award, the highest award in literature in Bangladesh, in 2004. Iqbal also played a leading role in founding Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. In 2011 he won Rotary SEED Award for his contribution in field of education.
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December 20, 2021
সবগুলো গল্পই মনে দাগ কাটার মতন। সাধারণত একটা সংকলনের প্রত্যেকটা গল্প আলাদা আলাদা ভাবে মনে থাকে না। এটা থাকবে।
June 5, 2016
আমার পড়া জাফর ইকবালের সবচেয়ে ভিন্নধর্মী গল্প এগুলো। উনার মধ্যে যে অসাধারন কিছু ছিল তা এই গল্পগুলো পড়লেই বোঝা যায়। ছোট গল্পগুলো বেশির ভাগই খুব ইনোভেটিভ টপিক নিয়ে লেখা! যেমন "ছেলেমানুষী" গল্পটা খুব ভালো লেগেছে!
আর বেশিরভাগ গল্পই মুক্তিযুদ্ধ নিয়ে লেখা, কিন্তু খুব ভিন্ন ভাবে তুলে ধরা। মুক্তিযুদ্ধের গল্প পড়তে আমার সবসময়ই খুব কষ্ট লাগে কিন্তু এই গল্পগুলা খুব সুন্দর করে উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে। গল্পগুলো আসলেই ইউনিক। :)
সবশেষে, অনেক দিন পর জাফর ইকবালের লেখা বই পড়ে ভালো লেগেছে খুব।
আর বেশিরভাগ গল্পই মুক্তিযুদ্ধ নিয়ে লেখা, কিন্তু খুব ভিন্ন ভাবে তুলে ধরা। মুক্তিযুদ্ধের গল্প পড়তে আমার সবসময়ই খুব কষ্ট লাগে কিন্তু এই গল্পগুলা খুব সুন্দর করে উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে। গল্পগুলো আসলেই ইউনিক। :)
সবশেষে, অনেক দিন পর জাফর ইকবালের লেখা বই পড়ে ভালো লেগেছে খুব।
October 25, 2019
এই গল্প সংকলনটির প্রতিটি গল্পই কম-বেশি ভালো লেগেছে। তবে মনে দাগ কেটেছ 'ছেলেমানুষী' আর 'ইরা নামের হরিণ' এই দুটি গল্প।
March 14, 2020
Never thought such a simple collection of short stories could evoke such a plethora of emotions at one single go.
The following stories left a definite mark -
খুনী : leaves you shattered at how your own trivial things can overshadow another person's entire attitude towards life.
একজন দুর্বল মানুষ : Makes you wonder the impact of white lies on truths so bitter and so harsh - and to the extent to which they can heal and hurt.
বলদ : This made me want to slap the protagonist so hard. I don't think any other story brought about so much shame, hurt and anger together at the ease with which the people and their mentality can be exploited
আজব ছেলে : The emotions circled through this entire story pierces right through. I wouldn't be surprised if there were actually people who went through this ordeal - and the loss and longing portrayed is something I don't think could ever have been done by any other than this author.
চা : THE MOST IMPACTFUL STORY. This story tore me apart, and I guess this is the story I will remember it by.
জনৈক অপদার্থ পিতা : A father's love knows no bounds - shows no sign and yet resolves on its own. Its a story of one significant incident, but leaves a mark much more strong.
মধ্যরাত্রিতে তিনজন দুর্ভাগা তরুণ : The book ends with this. And honestly, you know this story, you've heard this story - maybe you've even seen this story play out in real life. This story is for that kid who you'll pass in the middle of the night with a blank stare on his face - and for you who'll simply pass him by.
In all, this book is a gem from the author. A gift I don't know how many deserve and how many will understand the depth of.
The following stories left a definite mark -
খুনী : leaves you shattered at how your own trivial things can overshadow another person's entire attitude towards life.
একজন দুর্বল মানুষ : Makes you wonder the impact of white lies on truths so bitter and so harsh - and to the extent to which they can heal and hurt.
বলদ : This made me want to slap the protagonist so hard. I don't think any other story brought about so much shame, hurt and anger together at the ease with which the people and their mentality can be exploited
আজব ছেলে : The emotions circled through this entire story pierces right through. I wouldn't be surprised if there were actually people who went through this ordeal - and the loss and longing portrayed is something I don't think could ever have been done by any other than this author.
চা : THE MOST IMPACTFUL STORY. This story tore me apart, and I guess this is the story I will remember it by.
জনৈক অপদার্থ পিতা : A father's love knows no bounds - shows no sign and yet resolves on its own. Its a story of one significant incident, but leaves a mark much more strong.
মধ্যরাত্রিতে তিনজন দুর্ভাগা তরুণ : The book ends with this. And honestly, you know this story, you've heard this story - maybe you've even seen this story play out in real life. This story is for that kid who you'll pass in the middle of the night with a blank stare on his face - and for you who'll simply pass him by.
In all, this book is a gem from the author. A gift I don't know how many deserve and how many will understand the depth of.
November 7, 2019
Each and every story contains a separate set of emotions I wasn't aware the write was capable of expressing.
A 100% recommendation to all readers.
A 100% recommendation to all readers.
October 4, 2018
নব্বই এর দশকে প্রকাশিত এই বই, নিশ্চয়ই মু.জা.ই এর পরও আরও গল্প লিখেছেন। তবে লেখালেখির শুরুর দিকের গল্প বলেই বোধহয় মুক্তিযুদ্ধের গল্পের সংখ্যা অনেক বেশি। এর মধ্যে ইরা নামের একটি হরিণের গল্পটি লেখকের নিজের জীবনের ঘটনা। কিছু গল্প দুর্দান্ত, কিছু হয়তো ততোটা জমেনি। জীবনের নিষ্ঠুর দিকগুলো লেখক ফুটিয়ে তুলেছেন অবলীলায়। আমার সবচেয়ে ভালো লেগেছে জনৈক ব্যর্থ পিতা গল্পটি।তাছাড়া প্রবাসী বৃদ্ধদের জীবনের করুণ দিকটি লেখক কাছে থেকে দেখেছেন এবং সেই ছবিটি আমরা পাই একাধিক গল্পে। আমেরিকার জীবনে যে শুধু ফুল নয়, কাঁটাও আছে সেই ছবিটি গল্পগুলোয় দারুণভাবে তুলে ধরেছেন মু.জা.ই।
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