Alaukik Istimar Explained

Aulaukik Istimaar
Title Orig:অলৌকিক ইস্টিমার
Orig Lang Code:bn
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Subject:Modernism
Genre:Poetry
Publisher:Khan Brothers and Co
Publisher2:Agamee Prakashani
Published:January 1973
Media Type:Print (hardcover)
Pages:72
Isbn:9789840419302
Oclc:31279647

Aulaukik Istimaar (Bengali: অলৌকিক ইস্টিমার,) is a book which consists of a collection of Bengali poetry by Bangladeshi author Humayun Azad. It was the first book of Azad which was published in 1973 from Khan Brothers and Company, Dhaka. A reprint was published from Agamee Prakashani later.[1] The poems in the book are able to foreshadow the mainstream and style of broad thought in Azad's later life poetry.[2] [3]

Theme

The book consists of poems written by Humayun Azad when he was a Dhaka University student from 1964 to 1968 and also when he entered in his job life in late 1960s decade; some poems were written in the early part of the 1970s decade, included in this book. The poems of this book are mixed with Azad's personal emotions. The name of the book also comes from Azad's one of nostalgic childhood memories. Poems based on unrequited love are an important part of this book.

Publication

Aulaukik Istimaar was published in 1973, it was the year when Azad went in Scotland for doing PhD in linguistics from University of Edinburgh. The book was published by Khan Brothers and Co. (a printing press from Dhaka) but later it was being published from Agamee Prakashani.

In 1973 when the book was first published Azad was described as 'Bangladeshi young urban poet' by readers community.[4]

List of poems

There are 49 poems in this book.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2014-04-05 . bn:১১ আগস্ট হুমায়ুন আজাদের নবম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী . http://www.samakal.net/print_edition/print_news.php?news_id=361076&pub_no=1493 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305183203/http://www.samakal.net/print_edition/print_news.php?news_id=361076&pub_no=1493 . 2016-03-05 . Samakal.
  2. News: 10th death anniversary of Humayun Azad today . The Daily Observer . 12 August 2014.
  3. News: Shams . Omar . 2017-07-27 . bn:হুমায়ুন আজাদ-এর কবিতা . bdnews24.com . https://arts.bdnews24.com/?p=13838 . 2021-02-23 . en-US . 2017-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731035507/http://arts.bdnews24.com/?p=13838 . dead.
  4. News: Recalling Humayun Azad, and his works . The Daily Observer . Gourab Chakma . 22 April 2017.

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