Islam used to write from his childhood. While reading in class six, he published his writing in a magazine, Shikkhok Samachar.[4] During his university days as a student, his friend's father fell sick and died in pain. This emotionally affected Islam and led him to write his first story, "Bishal Mrittu" in 1973.[4] It received a positive response; but he abstained from publishing anything during his days in Canada. On his return to Bangladesh, he returned to writing and began contributing a regular column "Olosh Diner Hawa" in the literary section of the Dainik Sangbad. He wrote on issues including art and literature. In 1989, Islam started writing for the magazine Bichinta, which published many of his post-modern stories.
Islam describes himself as "a critic by training and a writer by compulsion".[5] Though he writes in many genres, he himself values his fictional work more than his other writings.[5] In his stories, he usually incorporates his own experiences. He tries to live the life of his characters, seeing the world through their eyes and describing their pain and happiness.[5] Of the surrealistic nature in his writing, he said that in his childhood he used to listen to fairy-tales in which surrealistic elements were an integral part and that gave his writing a similar texture.[5] He believes that "the surreal is the flip side of reality - it is what gives meaning to our everydayness".[5]
Bibliographyedit
Collections of Short stories
Shrestho Golpo (1994)
Thaka na-thakar Golpo (1996)
Kach Bhanga Rater Golpo (1998)
Alo O Ondhokar Dekhar Golpo (2001)
Prem O Prarthonar Golpo (2005)
Shukhdukkher Galpo (2011)
Bela Obelar Galpo (2012)
The Merman's Prayer and Other Stories (in English) (2013)
^ ab"Syed Manzoorul Islam: "A Veritable Man of Letters"". The Daily Star. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ ab"Reading should be turned into a habit: Syed Manzoorul Islam". Daily Sun. Dhaka. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ abcde"Surreal: Flip side of reality". The Times of India. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
November 28, 2023
syed, manzoorul, islam, born, january, 1951, bangladeshi, critic, writer, former, professor, dhaka, university, literary, critic, written, criticism, writers, including, michael, madhusudan, dutt, kazi, nazrul, islam, sudhindranath, dutta, samar, shamsur, rahm. Syed Manzoorul Islam born 18 January 1951 is a Bangladeshi critic writer and a former professor of Dhaka University 1 As a literary critic he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt Kazi Nazrul Islam Sudhindranath Dutta Samar Sen and Shamsur Rahman 2 He received a Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1996 2 and his 2005 short stories collection Prem o Prarthanar Galpo was Prothom Alo s book of the year He became the president of PEN Bangladesh in January 2018 3 Syed Manzoorul Islamস য দ মনজ র ল ইসল মIslam in 2011Born 1951 01 18 18 January 1951 age 72 Sylhet East Bengal Dominion of PakistanNationalityBangladeshiAlma materSylhet Government Pilot High SchoolMurari Chand CollegeUniversity of DhakaOccupation s Professor writerAwardsBangla Academy Literary Award Contents 1 Life and career 2 Literary writings 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesLife and career editIslam was born in the city of Sylhet to Syed Amirul Islam and Rabeya Khatun He passed the entrance examination from Sylhet Government Pilot High School in 1966 and Intermediate examination from Sylhet MC College in 1968 citation needed He received his graduate and post graduate degree from the University of Dhaka respectively in 1971 and 1972 Later he went to Canada and earned a PhD from Queen s University Kingston in 1981 In 1989 he went to the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg as a Fulbright Scholar and taught there one semester He retired from the faculty position at the University of Dhaka and joined University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh 3 Literary writings editIslam used to write from his childhood While reading in class six he published his writing in a magazine Shikkhok Samachar 4 During his university days as a student his friend s father fell sick and died in pain This emotionally affected Islam and led him to write his first story Bishal Mrittu in 1973 4 It received a positive response but he abstained from publishing anything during his days in Canada On his return to Bangladesh he returned to writing and began contributing a regular column Olosh Diner Hawa in the literary section of the Dainik Sangbad He wrote on issues including art and literature In 1989 Islam started writing for the magazine Bichinta which published many of his post modern stories Islam describes himself as a critic by training and a writer by compulsion 5 Though he writes in many genres he himself values his fictional work more than his other writings 5 In his stories he usually incorporates his own experiences He tries to live the life of his characters seeing the world through their eyes and describing their pain and happiness 5 Of the surrealistic nature in his writing he said that in his childhood he used to listen to fairy tales in which surrealistic elements were an integral part and that gave his writing a similar texture 5 He believes that the surreal is the flip side of reality it is what gives meaning to our everydayness 5 Bibliography editCollections of Short stories Shrestho Golpo 1994 Thaka na thakar Golpo 1996 Kach Bhanga Rater Golpo 1998 Alo O Ondhokar Dekhar Golpo 2001 Prem O Prarthonar Golpo 2005 Shukhdukkher Galpo 2011 Bela Obelar Galpo 2012 The Merman s Prayer and Other Stories in English 2013 Novels Adhakhana Manush 2006 Tin Parber Jiban 2008 Kanagalir Manushera 2009 Ajgubi Rat 2010 Dinratriguli 2013 Essays Nandantattwa 1985 Katipaya Prabandha 1992 Essays on Ekushey The Language Movement 1952 in Bengali Dhaka Bangla Academy 1994 ISBN 984 07 2968 3 Rabindranther Jyamiti o Anyanya Shilpaprashanga 2011 Olosh Diner Haowa 2012 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam Tales of the post modern The Daily Star 18 June 2011 Retrieved 20 January 2018 a b Selina Hossain Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain ed 2000 Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers Dhaka Bangla Academy p 187 ISBN 984 07 4052 0 a b Syed Manzoorul Islam A Veritable Man of Letters The Daily Star 2018 01 20 Retrieved 2018 01 21 a b Reading should be turned into a habit Syed Manzoorul Islam Daily Sun Dhaka 8 February 2011 Archived from the original on 21 January 2013 Retrieved 14 April 2012 a b c d e Surreal Flip side of reality The Times of India 13 April 2012 Retrieved 14 April 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Syed Manzoorul Islam amp oldid 1163399934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
