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Humayun Ahmed (Chronological List) #243

by Humayun Ahmed

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320 pages, Hardcover

Published February 17, 2009

About the author

Humayun Ahmed (Bengali: হুমায়ূন আহমেদ; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. He was the most famous and popular author, dramatist and filmmaker ever to grace the cultural world of Bangladesh since its independence in 1971. Dawn referred to him as the cultural legend of Bangladesh. Humayun started his journey to reach fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke (In Blissful Hell) in 1972, which remains one of his most famous works. He wrote over 250 fiction and non-fiction books, all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh, most of them were number one bestsellers of their respective years by a wide margin. In recognition to the works of Humayun, Times of India wrote, "Humayun was a custodian of the Bangladeshi literary culture whose contribution single-handedly shifted the capital of Bengali literature from Kolkata to Dhaka without any war or revolution." Ahmed's writing style was characterized as "Magic Realism." Sunil Gangopadhyay described him as the most popular writer in the Bengali language for a century and according to him, Ahmed was even more popular than Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Ahmed's books have been the top sellers at the Ekushey Book Fair during every years of the 1990s and 2000s.

Early life:
Humayun Ahmed was born in Mohongonj, Netrokona, but his village home is Kutubpur, Mymensingh, Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). His father, Faizur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer, was killed by Pakistani military during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, and his mother is Ayesha Foyez. Humayun's younger brother, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, a university professor, is also a very popular author of mostly science fiction genre and Children's Literature. Another brother, Ahsan Habib, the editor of Unmad, a cartoon magazine, and one of the most famous Cartoonist in the country.

Education and Early Career:
Ahmed went to schools in Sylhet, Comilla, Chittagong, Dinajpur and Bogra as his father lived in different places upon official assignment. Ahmed passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1965. He stood second in the merit list in Rajshahi Education Board. He passed HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1967. He studied Chemistry in Dhaka University and earned BSc (Honors) and MSc with First Class distinction.

Upon graduation Ahmed joined Bangladesh Agricultural University as a lecturer. After six months he joined Dhaka University as a faculty of the Department of Chemistry. Later he attended North Dakota State University for his PhD studies. He grew his interest in Polymer Chemistry and earned his PhD in that subject. He returned to Bangladesh and resumed his teaching career in Dhaka University. In mid 1990s he left the faculty job to devote all his time to writing, playwright and film production.

Marriages and Personal Life:
In 1973, Humayun Ahmed married Gultekin. They had three daughters — Nova, Sheela, Bipasha and one son — Nuhash. In 2003 Humayun divorced Gultekin and married Meher Afroj Shaon in 2005. From the second marriage he had two sons — Nishad and Ninit.

Death:
In 2011 Ahmed had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He died on 19 July 2012 at 11.20 PM BST at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. He was buried in Nuhash Palli, his farm house.

Reviews

[Mashfiqur Shattique · Rating 5 out of 5]

সার্থক ছোট গল্পের একটি বড় বৈশিষ্ট হলো গল্প শেষ হওয়ার পরও পাঠক অনেক ক্ষণ ধরে গল্পের শেষ নিয়ে চিন্তা করবে, পরবর্তী ঘটনা নিজের মত করে সাজাবে, কল্পনা করবে। বাংলা ভাষায় খুব কম লেখকই ছোট গল্পকে যথার্থ পরিপূর্ণতা দিতে পেরেছে। হুমায়ূন আহমেদ তাদের মধ্যে অন্যতম। গল্প পঞ্চাশৎ এর গল্প নির্বাচন যথেষ্ট ভালো ছিলো, লেখক নিজ হাতে তার পছন্দের গল্পগুলোকে বাছাই করে ছিলেন।

[Tasmin Nisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

প্রিয়জনের ঘরে ফেরা, যুদ্ধে আত্মত্যাগ, পুরাতন বিষাদ-মাখা স্মৃতি, একজন ব্যর্থ মানুষ, এক মেয়ের নিষ্ঠুর পরিহাস, অতীত ফিরে দেখা, পরিবারকে ঘিরে কিছু আনন্দ, হতাশায় পাগলপ্রায় অবস্থা, প্রিয়পাত্রকে না পাওয়া, অসময়ে একজনের আগমন, বন্যাকবলিত এক পরিবারের করুণ দশা, ব্যর্থ কবির বিষাদময় কাব্য, প্রণয় বাবুর ভাগ্যবদল, আজীজ মাস্টারের সাহসিকতা, জলিল সাহেবের পদোন্নতি, দাবাড়ু নলিনি রঞ্জনের শেষ বিজয়, বকের শিকার হয়ে ওঠা আজরফ, আনিসের ব্যস্তহীন জীবন, রঞ্জুর অপ্রকৃতিস্থ মহিলাটির সঙ্গে একই আলাপ, প্রুফ রিডার জোবেদ আলীর কবি হওয়ার চেষ্টা এমন আরও অনেকের গল্প লেখক স্বল্প শব্দ খরচ করে ফুটিয়ে তুলেছেন যা কখনো চমৎকার লেগেছে, আবার কখনো একেবারে সাধারণ। কেবল পাঁচ কিংবা ছয় পাতা যে কোনো ধরনের অভিব্যক্তি সৃষ্টি করতে সক্ষম তাই বোধ হয় হুমায়ূন আহমেদের লেখক হবার সফলতা। "জাদুকর" নামটা বিনা কারণে জড়িয়ে পড়েনি তার নামের সঙ্গে।