Mukher Dike Dekhi (Original: মুখের দিকে দেখি) is a Bengali novel by Shahidul Zahir. It was published in Dhaka by Mowla Brothers in 2006 and was the last and 3rd published novel in his lifetime. The dedication letter of the novel reads: "pour elle / si je lui vois encore".[1] Mamun Mia, an important character in the novel, was smuggled to Chittagong when he was a boy to fetch sawdust. Where his new life begins as a rabbit in a cage owned by Asmantara.[2]

Mukher Dike Dekhi
Mukher Dike Dekhi
Cover of the first edition
AuthorShahidul Zahir
Original titleমুখের দিকে দেখি
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
PublisherMowla Brothers
Publication date
2006
Media typeprint (hardcover)
Pages143 (1st edition, 3rd print)
ISBN9844104807
OCLC71330474
Preceded bySe Ratey Purnima Chilo (1995) 
Followed byAbu Ibrahimer Mirtu (2009) 

Summary edit

The novel is characterized by a great variety of character traits, the narrative of which has become distinct in construction, narrative and variety.[3] This is the story of the growth of the main character Chanmina, who was born in December 1971 at the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Zahir 2006, pp. 5 primary sourceর
  2. ^ Kamal, Ahmad Mostafa (21 March 2014). "অনন্য শহীদুল জহির". অন্যআলো. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ Kamal, Ahmad Mostafa (30 November 2012). "মুখের দিকে দেখি : অভিনব উপন্যাস, আনন্দময় পাঠ". Kaler Kantho. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ Mahfuz, Ananta (20 September 2018). "অন্তরে বাহিরে দেখি". The Sangbad. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

Source edit

Zahir, Shahidul (2006). Mukher Dike Dekhi (1st (3rd print) ed.). Dhaka: Mowla Brothers. ISBN 9844104807. OCLC 71330474.

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