Hasnat Abdul Hye

Hasnat Abdul Hye( _bn. হাসনাত আব্দুল হাই), (1939) was born in Calcutta in 1939 in undivided Bengal. He is a renowned modern Bangladeshi writer, famous novelist. He is a leading writer of fiction and travel books in Bangladesh. He received the national award Ekushey Padak for his contribution to literature. His novel Sultan was nominated for the Irish Impact Award in 1997.

Life

Hasnat Abdul Hye studied Economics at Dhaka University, the University of Washington and London School of Economics and Development Studies at Cambridge University. After teaching Economics at Dhaka University he joined civil service and served in various capacities including Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh.

Works

Books

* Suprabhat Bhalobasa (Good Morning, Love, 1977)
* Aamar Atataee (My Assassin, 1980)
*Timi (The Whale, 1981)
*Mahapurush (The Great Man, 1982)
*Jubaraj (Crown Prince, 1985)
*Prabhu (The Master, 1986)
*Sultan (1991)
*Somoy (Time, 1991)
*Morelganj Sangbad (News from Morelganj, 1995)
*Ekjan Aroj Ali (One Aroj Ali, 1995)
*Nobhera (1995)
*Bairey Ekjan (One Waiting Outside, 1995)
*Hasan Idaning (Hasan, of Late, 1995)
*Swallow (1996)
*Interview (1997)
* Xanadu: A Journey (1999)

Awards

*Ekushey Padak
*Bangla Academy Award (1977)
*Alakta literary Prize (1993)
*Jagadish Chandra Basu Prize (1995)
*Sher-e-Bangla Prize (1995)
*S.M. Sultan Prize (1995)
*Shilpacarja Jainul Prize (1996)

External links

* [http://www.bangladeshinovels.com/page/home.html Bangladeshi Novels]
* [http://www.bangladeshinovels.com/Hasnat_Abdul_Hye.pdf A Bangla-language Critique on His Biographical Novels]