Moinul Ahsan Saber (born 26 May 1958) is a Bangladeshi fiction writer. He is the executive editor of weekly magazine Saptahik 2000, published from Dhaka. He also heads Dibya Prokash, a progressive publishing house in Bangladesh. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1996.[1] For his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the Bangladesh government awarded him the Ekushey Padak, the country's second highest civilian honor in 2019.
Moinul Ahsan Saber | |
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 Saber | |
| Native name | মঈনুল আহসান সাবের |
| Born | 26 May 1958 |
| Occupation | Editor, writer |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Relatives | Ahsan Habib (father) |
Early life and career
editSaber's father, Ahsan Habib, was a poet. His sister Keya Chowdhury is a well-known Bangla reciter. Saber emerged as a writer and got breakthrough with the publication of his first novel Porasto Sahish in 1982.
Works
editBooks
edit- Porasto Sahish (The Defeated Horse-Keeper), 1982
- Aadmer Jonye Opeksha (Waiting for Adam), 1986
- Pathor Somoy (Frozen Time), 1989
- Char Torun Toruni (Four Teenage Boys and Girls), 1990
- Manush Jekhane Jai Na (Where Man Doesn't Go), 1990
- Dharabahik Kahini (A Continuous Story), 1992
- Opeksha (Waiting), 1992
- Tumi Amake Niye Jabe (You Will Take Me), 1993
- Kobej Lethel (Kobej, the Ruffian), 1993 [2]
- Prem O Protishodh (Love and Revenge), 1993
- Songshar Japon (Family Life), 1997
Television drama
edit- Pathor Somoy, Bangladesh Television
Film
edit- Liliputera Ber Hobe (screenplay based on Gulliver's Travels) [3]
References
edit- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Ifftakher Hossain (2 September 2005). "Moinul Ahsan Saber's Kobej Lethel". The Independent. Dhaka.
- ^ "Liliputera Bara Hobe ends shooting". New Age. 28 April 2005. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2006.
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