Shawkat Ali (Novelist)
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Shawkat Ali (born 12 February 1936) is a major contemporary writer of Bangladesh
, and has been contributing to Bangla fiction for the last four decades.
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...
, and has been contributing to Bangla fiction for the last four decades.
Life
Ali was born in Dinajpur District and was a professor of Bangla literature and language.Novels
- Pingal Akash (The Reddish-Brown Sky, 1963)
- Jaatra (Journey, 1976)
- Prodoshe Praakritajon (The Commoners in the Twiltghat, 1984)
- Apeksha (Waiting, 1985)
- Dakshinayaner Din (The Days of Southward Way, 1985)
- Kulyaai Kalasrot (Time the Flow of in a Bird's Nest, 1986)
- Purbaratri Purbadin (The Night Before, the Day Before, 1986)
- Sambal (Saving, 1986)
- Gantabye Atahpar (After towards Destinations, 1987)
- Bhalobasa Kare Kay (What is Love Caused, 1988)
- Jete Chai (I want to Go, 1988)
- Warish (The Successor, 1989)
- Basar O Madhucandrima (Bride-Chamber and Honey Moon, 1990)
- Uttarer Khep (A Trip to the North, 1991)
- Tripodi (2002)
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award (1968)
- Humayun Kabir Memorial Award
- Lekhak Shibir Medal (1978)
- Ajit Guha Literary Prize (1982)
- Philips Literary Award (1986 and 1989)
- Ekushe Padak (1990)