Dilruba Z. Ara Explained
| Dilruba Z. Ara |
| Birth Date: | 1957 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation: | Writer, translator, painter, educator |
| Alma Mater: | Gothenburg University (Fil.Kand.)Lund University (B.Ed.) |
| Language: | English, Bengali, Swedish |
| Nationality: | Swedish Bangladeshi |
| Notableworks: | - A List of Offences
- Blame
- Detached Belonging
|
| Children: | 2 |
Dilruba Z. Ara (born 20 November 1957) is a Swedish Bangladeshi writer,[1] [2] [3] novelist, artist, educator and translator.[4]
Background
Ara was born into a distinguished literary family in Bangladesh. Her father, Shahed Ali, was a Language Movement veteran, translator and Bangla Academy award-winning author of Gabriel's Wings.[5] Her mother, Professor Chemon Ara, now retired, is also an acknowledged author and Language Movement veteran. She has three brothers and two sisters.
Career
- First novel A List of Offences was published in 2006.[6]
- Second novel Blame was published in 2015.[7] [8]
- Collection of stories Detached Belonging was published in 2016.[9]
- Translation work Selected Short Stories by Shahed Ali was published in 2006.[10]
- Translation work En Flod till hjärta was published in 2021 .[11]
Education
Bachelor of Education: Lund University, Sweden.
Alma Mater: Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Bibliography
Books
- A List of Offences (2006).
- Blame (2015).
- Detached Belonging (2016).
Short stories
Published in Chattahoochee Review, Drunken Boat, Asia Writes, Democratic World Magazine, Swedish Institute, The Daily Star, Shipwrights Review Vista and in anthology. Our Many Longings.
Personal life
Ara moved to Sweden in 1978 and has lived in the university town of Lund since 2007. Apart from writing and painting she works as a language teacher.Her son, Navid, now an architect, lives and works in Malmö. Her daughter, Tania,now a Civil Engineer, lives in Copenhagen. Ara travels to Dhaka frequently, where her mother Professor Chemon Ara still lives in their family home in Banani.[12] Her father Shahed Ali passed away in 2001.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Ara, Dilruba Z.. A list of offences. 2006. University Press Ltd.. 978-1-4774-8187-5. Bangladesh. en. 2018-04-08. 2019-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407095001/http://www.uplbooks.com/book/list-offences. dead.
- Book: Ara, Dilruba Z.. Blame. 2015. University Press Ltd.. 978-9845062336. Bangladesh. 1001708582. en.
- Book: Ara, Dilruba Z.. Detached Belonging. 2016. University Press Ltd.. 978-9845062435. Bangladesh. 967589139. en.
- Book: Selected short stories of Shahed Ali. Ali. Shahed. Ara. Dilruba Z.. 2006. University Press Ltd.. 978-9840517626. Bangladesh. 607247307. en.
- News: Haque . Junaidul . 28 May 2016 . Ethos behind a war . The Daily Observer . 8 April 2018 . 21 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121161732/http://www.eobserverbd.com/2016/05/28/20/details/20_r3_c2.jpg . dead .
- Grooms . Anthony . A Woman's View . Chattahoochee Review . 28 . 2/3 . March 2008 . 167 .
- News: Whose blame is it anyway?. Mortuza. Shamsad. 8 February 2016. The Daily Star. 2018-04-11. en.
- News: Blame: A 1971 novel. Haque. Junaidul. 20 May 2016. Dhaka Tribune. 2018-04-11. en.
- News: Portraying man's vulnerability. Holmberg. Claes-Göran. 12 August 2013. The Daily Star. 2018-04-11. en.
- News: At a glance. 3 November 2007. The Daily Star. 2018-04-11. en.
- http://www.alhambra.se/bocker/Dilruba_Z_Ara__En_flod_till_hjarta.htm Sweden ISBN 978-91-8771-44-6 Retrieved 10th June 2023
- https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/amar-ekushey-2020/news/the-women-who-broke-the-barricades-1871062. The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 10th June 23
