Hasnat Abdul Hye
| Hasnat Abdul Hye | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1939 (age 76–77) Calcutta, British India (now India) |
| Nationality | Bangldeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | writer, novelist |
| Awards |
Ekushey Padak Bangla Academy Award |
Hasnat Abdul Hye (born 1939[1]) is a Bangladesi writer and novelist. He received the national award Ekushey Padak for his contribution to literature in 1994.[1] His novel Sultan was nominated for the Irish Impact Award in 1997.
Early life and education
Hye was born in Calcutta in 1939 in undivided Bengal. He studied Economics at Dhaka University, the University of Washington, London School of Economics and Development Studies at Cambridge University.
Career
After teaching Economics at Dhaka University he joined Civil Service of Pakistan in 1965 and retired from the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1999.[1]
Works
Books
- Good Morning, Love(1977)
- My Assassin (1980)
- The Whale (1981)
- The Great Man (1982)
- Crown Prince (1985)
- The Master (1986)
- Sultan (1991)
- Time (1991)
- News from Morelganj (1995)
- One Aroj Ali (1995)
- Nobhera (1995)
- One Waiting Outside (1995)
- Hasan, of Late (1995)
- Swallow (1996)
- Interview (1997)
- Xanadu: A Journey (1999)
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award (1977)
- Alakta literary Prize (1993)
- Ekushey Padak (1994)
- Jagadish Chandra Basu Prize (1995)
- Sher-e-Bangla Prize (1995)
- S.M. Sultan Prize (1995)
- Shilpacharya Zainul Prize (1996)
References
- 1 2 3 "Prothom Alo retracts story amid protests". bdnews24.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
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