Rizia Rahman Explained

Rizia Rahman
Native Name:রিজিয়া রহমান
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:28 December 1939
Birth Place:Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:Writer

Rizia Rahman (28 December 1939 – 16 August 2019)[1] was a Bangladeshi novelist.[2] She had a number of novels and short stories to her credit. Her works cut across all genres. She was best known for the novel Bong Theke Bangla.[3] She was the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (1978).[4] As of 2018, she had published more than 50 novels and short story collections during her long career.[5]

Early life

Rizia Rahman was born on 28 December 1939 in Bhabanipur, Kolkata. Her family moved to Bangladesh, then known as East Bengal, after the 1947 Partition of India. She began writing stories at the age of 8 and was published for the first time when she was 12.[6] Her stories and poems appeared in newspapers such as Satyajug and Sangbad.[7] Rahman studied at the University of Dhaka and graduated with a Master of Social Sciences in Economics.

Career

Rahman published her first collection of short stories, Agni Shakkora, while studying at the University of Dhaka. Her novel Bong Theke Bangla was published in 1978 to critical acclaim, exploring the evolution of Bangladesh's nationality and language. Her fourth novel, Rokter Okkhor, was inspired by an article called "The Prostitutes of Dhaka" which was published in Bichitra.[8] She was unable to conduct research for the book by visiting brothels herself, relying instead on weekly reports from a male journalist to gain an understanding of a sex worker's living conditions. It created a huge stir in Bangladesh upon publication because of its frank depiction of prostitution in the country. In a 2016 translation of the book named Letters of Blood,[7] Rahman said, "I received a lot of praise for the book, but also had to endure an equal amount of abuse."

Works

Novels

Translated novels (English)

Short stories

Awards

Death

Rahman died on 16 August 2019.[14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Novelist Rizia Rahman passes away. UNB. en-GB. 2019-08-16.
  2. News: Through The Eyes of Rizia Rahman. 2018-05-19. The Daily Star. 2018-05-22. en.
  3. Web site: Rizia Rahman's Rokter Okshor . Bangladeshi Novels.
  4. Web site: http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315. bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা. bn. Winners list. 23 August 2017. Bangla Academy.
  5. Web site: http://authors.com.bd/2018/About. bn:রিজিয়া রহমান (Rizia Rahman) - Portfolio of Bengali Author Rizia Rahman on authors.com.bd. authors.com.bd. 2019-03-07.
  6. News: Through the Eyes of Rizia Rahman. 2018-05-19. The Daily Star. en. 2019-03-07.
  7. Web site: Library of Bangladesh Presents. bengallights.com. 2019-03-07.
  8. Book: Rahman, Rizia. Letters of Blood. Seagull Books. 2018. 9780857424990. Kolkata. xi.
  9. Web site: Dura Kothao . Amazon . 2019-03-07.
  10. Ford-Powell . Ken . 25 June 2013 . Caged in Paradise and Other Stories by Rizia Rahman: Trapped in a terrible beauty . Paste.
  11. Web site: Caged in Paradise and Other Stories The University Press Limited. www.uplbooks.com. 2019-03-07.
  12. Web site: Rizia Rahman . Bangladeshi Novels.
  13. News: PM: Protect and practice country's rich culture, language. 2019-02-20. Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-07.
  14. News: https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country/2019/08/16/448637. bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত কথাসাহিত্যিক রিজিয়া রহমান আর নেই. 16 August 2019. 16 August 2019 . Bangladesh Pratidin . bn.
  15. News: https://m.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1609491/একুশে-পদকপ্রাপ্ত-কথাসাহিত্যিক-রিজিয়া-রহমানের. bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত কথাসাহিত্যিক রিজিয়া রহমানের ইন্তেকাল. 16 August 2019. 16 August 2019 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  16. News: https://www.jugantor.com/national/210165/%E0%A6%94%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87. bn:ঔপন্যাসিক রিজিয়া রহমান আর নেই. 16 August 2019. 16 August 2019 . Jugantor . bn.

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