- Banaphool
Banaphool (sometimes translated as "Banaphul" or "Bonoful") is the
pen name of theBengal i author, playwright and poet, Balāi Chānd Mukhopādhyāy (1899–1979).Born in
Manihari ,Bihar , Mukhopādhyāy began writing as a teenager and adopted the his pen name ("wild-flower" in Bengali) to hide his work from his tutors. He is most noted for his short vignettes, often just one page long, but his body of work spanned sixty five years and included "thousands of poems, 586 short stories, 60 novels, 5 dramas, a number of one-act plays, anautobiography , and numerous essays." [ [http://www.indiaheritage.org/creative/creative_literature_bengali.htm Spectrum of Bengali literature (modern period)] , "Indiaheritage.org", Retrieved May 1, 2007.] [Ananta Ghosh, [http://www.bagc.net/newsletter2000-2.html Great writers] , "Bengali Association of Greater Chicago Newsletter", Volume 25: Issue 2 : April 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2007.]In addition to his literary works, Mukhopādhyāy was also a
physician , and practiced medicine throughout his life. [ [http://www.southasianmedia.net/profile/Bangladesh/bangladesh_lp_literature.cfm#20 Literature] , "SouthAsianMedia.net", Retrieved May 1, 2007.] He died in 1979 and, on the 100th anniversay of his birth,India issued apostage stamp featuring his image. [ [http://www.postbeeld.nl/database/landwink.php3?jaar=1999&code=ID India, 1999] . "Postbeeld.com", Retrieved May 1, 2007.]Selected works
Novels
*"Trinokhondo"
*"Boitorini Tire"
*"Kichukhon"
*"Se O Ami"
*"Jangam"
*"Ogni"
*"Doiroth"
*"Mrigoya"
*"Nirmok"
*"Mandonda"
*"Nobodigondo"
*"Koshtipathar"
*"Sthabor"
*"Pancha Parba"
*"Lokhir Agomon"hort story collection
*"Bonofuler Golpo"
*"Bonofuler Aro Golpo"
*"Bahullo"
*"Bindu Bishorgo"
*"Adrisholok"
*"Anugamini"
*"Tonni"
*"Nobomonjori"
*"Urmimala"
*"Soptomi"
*"Durbin"
*"Bonofuler Sreshto Golpo"
*"Bonofuler Golpo Songroho-1"
*"Bonofuler Golpo Songroho-2"See also
*
Bengali literature Further reading
*Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national text book of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of
Bangladesh , published byUniversity of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).*Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
References
External links
[http://parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/bonophul.html Parabaas Profile]
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