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第48回（2005年） Winner
Binoy Majumdar
ビノイ・マジュムダル
Binoy Majumdar
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1934-09-17 （Burma (now Myanmar)）
- 死没
- 2006-12-11 （Shimulpur (Thakurnagar), West Bengal, India） 72歳
- 国籍
- Indian
- 言語
- Bengali
- 居住地歴
- Burma (birth) → Thakurnagar (West Bengal) → Outskirts of Calcutta/Kolkata (later years)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, writer, translator
- 活動期間
- 1957年〜2006年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jibanananda Das, Modern Bengali poetry / nature-focused tradition
- 影響を与えた人物
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidency College (Intermediate / pre-university) | — | — | — | — | India |
| Bengal Engineering College (now IIEST, Shibpur) | — | Mechanical Engineering | B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) | — | India |
Presidency College (Intermediate / pre-university)
国:
India
Completed intermediate (pre-university) studies
Bengal Engineering College (now IIEST, Shibpur)
Mechanical Engineering
学位:
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)
卒業年:
1957
国:
India
Graduated in mechanical engineering in 1957
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha (Poetry Written in Hospital) | — | Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters, India) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Rabindra Puraskar | Kabyasamgra 2 (2nd Poem Collection) | — | Government of West Bengal / related body | 受賞 |
| — | Sudhindranath Dutta Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Krittibas Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2005
対象作品:
Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha (Poetry Written in Hospital)
主催:
Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters, India)
結果:
受賞
Rabindra Puraskar
2005
対象作品:
Kabyasamgra 2 (2nd Poem Collection)
主催:
Government of West Bengal / related body
結果:
受賞
Sudhindranath Dutta Puraskar
結果:
受賞
Krittibas Puraskar
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Phire Esho, Chaka (Come back, O Wheel)
1960年 Poetry (diary-form poems)A seminal diary-form collection combining close observations of nature with personal longing, integrating scientific method into poetic imagery. Dedicated to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.
natureobservationscientific reasoningsexualitysolitude
Nakshatrer Aloy (In the Light of the Stars)
PoetryEarly collection featuring poems on stars and elements of nature.
starsnaturesensory imagery
Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha (Poetry Written in Hospital)
2005年 PoetryA collection of poems written during hospitalization, reflecting late-life suffering and introspection.
illness and deathintrospectionloneliness
Balmikir Kabita (The Poetry of Balmiki)
Poetry (epic/mythic elements)Works incorporating classical themes and epic stylistic elements.
mythepic quality
全著作
- Nakshatrer Aloy
- Phire Esho, Chaka
- Eeshwariyo
- Adhikantu
- Aghraaner Anubhutimala
- Balmikir Kabita
- Binoy Majumdarer Srestho Kabita (Selected Poems)
- Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha
作風・主題
- 文体
- objective descriptions grounded in scientific observationvivid, often sensual imagerydiary-like, reportage style
- 頻出モチーフ
- nature (fields, rivers, fauna)mathematics and logicsexuality and the bodyloneliness and alienation
健康
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Severe mental illness (later-life psychiatric illness / senility)1980s–1990s（症状が顕著になり以後晩年まで継続）Attempted suicide multiple times, stopped writing poetry, lived in social seclusion and neglect in later years.
評価・遺産
Binoy Majumdar is regarded as a distinctive Bengali poet who integrated scientific observation and mathematical concepts into his verse. While carrying on the legacy of Jibanananda Das, his objective, reportage-like style placed him in an avant-garde position. Though late-life illness and social neglect limited wider recognition, he remains significant in literary criticism and scholarship.
引用
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One bright fish flew once / Only to sink again into the visibly blue, but truly / Transparent water - watching this pleasing sight / The fruit blushed red, ripening in a deep abyss of pain.
出典: Phire Esho, Chaka (opening lines, translation) (1960年)
豆知識
- Frequently used mathematical concepts in his poetry; his work has been analyzed from a mathematical perspective.
- Received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005.
- Spent late years affected by mental illness and social isolation.
- Reports exist that his award plaque was stolen.