''Surjo Tumi Sathi'' ( bn, সূর্য তুমি সাথী; English: Sun, You Are My Companion) is the first novel by

Ahmed Sofa Ahmed Sofa ( bn, আহমদ ছফা, ; 30 June 194328 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, philosopher and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many, including National Professor Abdur Razzaq and Salimullah Kha ...

. It was published in 1967.''আহমদ ছফা রচনাবলি'', অষ্টম খণ্ড। নূরুল আনোয়ার সম্পাদিত। খান ব্রাদার্স এন্ড কোম্পানি, বাংলাবাজার, ঢাকা। ফেব্রুয়ারি, ২০০৮। ��ৃষ্ঠা ৪৯৪/ref>

Synopsis

The story of the novel revolves around a village in Chittagong. Hashim, son of a converted Muslim father Harimohon has been through oppression for his whole life. He hardly supports his family. Kholu Matobbor, the source of power and oppression of the village controls the whole village. Communal behavior village people has been shown very cruelly in this novel. Hashim's grandmother cannot visit him freely because of difference in religion. However, after Sufia's death humanity wins since his grandmother finds her deserted child's reflection in Hashim's baby.

Characters

* Hashim, central character * Sufia, Hashim'w wife * Kholu Matobbor, tyrannical character and many more

Reception

The book was written in 1964-65 and in the year 1967 it was published. Sofa himself considered it to be his masterpiece. Professor

Abul Fazal Abul is an Arabic masculine given name. It may refer to: * Abul Kalam Azad * Abul A'la Maududi * Abul Khair (disambiguation), several people * Abul Abbas (disambiguation), several people * Abul Hasan * Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi * Abu'l-Fazl ibn ...

said about this novel, “This much artistic maturity at such a young age is beyond my imagination.”

References

{{reflist Bangladeshi novels Bengali-language novels 1967 novels