Haripada Datta (born 1947) is a Bangladeshi
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others asp ...
. He is one of the winners of the 2006
Bangla Academy Literary Award.
Piracy still rules Ekushey book fair
Datta was born 2 January 1947 in Khanepur village, British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
(now in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District, Bangladesh).
Bibliography
Short Story collections
* ''Surjer Ghrane Phera'' (1985)
* ''Joal Bangar Pala'' (1985)
Novels
* ''Eshane Ognidaho'' [Conflagration in the North-East] (1986)
* ''Ondhokupe Jonmothsob'' [Birth Ceremony in the Black Hole] (1987)
* ''Ojogor'' [A Boa] (1989 and 1991)
* ''Jonmo-Jonmantor'' [Birth and Rebirth] (2000)
* ''Drabirgram'' (2003)
Awards
* Sada't Ali Akanda Literary prize (2001)
References
External links
Haripada Datta Examines Human Mind and Society in Political Perspective
1947 births
Bangladeshi male novelists
Living people
Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
People from Palash Upazila
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