Abdul Mannan Syed

Abdul Mannan Syed ( _bn. আবদুল মান্নান সৈয়দ), (born: 1943 -) is a renowned Bangladeshi author and researcher.

Life

Abdul Mannan Syed is best known for his research on Bengali poet Jibanananda Das. Although he is most renowned for literary criticism, he is a versatile writer and poet. He taught as a faculty in the department of Bengali in the Jagannath College, Dhaka. Later he served as Director General of the Nazrul Institute. For a long time he was associated with the Shilpataru, a monthly literary magazine published from Dhaka by poet Abid Azad.

Works

Novels

*Poriprekshiter Dasdasi (Slaves of Perspectives (1974)
*Kolkata (1980)
*Poramatir Kaj (Terracotta, 1982)
*A-Te Ajgor (A for Ajogor, 1982)
*He Songsar He Lota (Oh the World, Oh the Creeper, 1982)
*Gavir Gavirtara Asukh (Disease, Deep and Deeper, 1983)
*Prabesh (Entrance, 1994)
*Kshuda Prem Agun (Hunger Love Fire, 1994)
*Shyamali Tomar Mukh (Shyamali Your Face,1997)

Editorial works

* Life on Distant Shores, written by Abdur Rouf Choudhury, Bengali novel, published by Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka, 2003
* New Horizon, written by Abdur Rouf Choudhury, Bengali novel, published by Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka, 2005.

Awards

*Bangla Academy Award (1981)
*Alaol Literary Award (1981)

External links

* [http://www.bangladeshinovels.com/page/home.html]