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Buddhadeb Guha

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Buddhadeb Guha

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性別
男性
生誕
1936-06-29 (Calcutta (now Kolkata))
死没
2021-08-29 (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) 85歳
国籍
India
言語
Bengali, English
居住地歴
Rangpur (now Bangladesh) → Jaipurhat (now Bangladesh) → Barisal (now Bangladesh) → Kolkata (Calcutta), India

経歴

職業
Writer, Chartered accountant, Singer, Painter
活動期間
1960年〜2021年
影響を受けた人物
Rabindra Sangeet tradition (Tagore song tradition), Ramkumar Chattopadhyay (music teacher), Chandidas Mal (music teacher)

学歴

St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
国: India
University of Calcutta
国: India

受賞歴

Ananda Puraskar
1976
主催: Ananda Bazar Patrika (Ananda Puraskar)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Madhukari

Novel

One of his notable Bengali novels, known for delicate portrayals of nature and human relationships.

NatureHuman relationships

Sabinay Nibedan

1989年 Novel

Known as one of his prominent works from the 1980s; a collection mixing short and long narratives.

MemoryHuman drama

Rijuda series

Adventure fiction / Juvenile fiction

A series in which protagonist Rijuda and his sidekick Rudra explore jungles of eastern India. Notable for vivid natural descriptions and attention to animals and environment.

JungleAnimalsAdventure

Chaprash

Novel

One of his novels focusing on social and character depiction.

Social depictionCharacters

全著作

  • Madhukari
  • Sabinay Nibedan
  • Chaprash
  • Rijuda Samagra (Collected Rijuda)
  • Babli

作風・主題

文体
Lyrical, rich in natural descriptionAccessible, familiar narrative voice
頻出モチーフ
Jungle and natureChildhood memoriesFriendship and mentor relationships

健康

  • Post-COVID-19 complications
    2021年(晩年)
    Died in August 2021 following complications related to post-COVID-19 illness.
  • Declining eyesight (late life)
    晩年
    Declining eyesight led him to dictate writings and return to painting in later years.

評価・遺産

Buddhadeb Guha was a popular Bengali writer best known for his Rijuda series set in the jungle and his lyrical novels. He was also trained in singing and practiced painting, leaving a broad cultural legacy.

資料所蔵先

  • Library of Congress — Buddhadeb Guha section

豆知識

  • Worked as a professional chartered accountant while pursuing a literary career.
  • Trained in Rabindra Sangeet and learned Hindustani classical and Tappa songs.
  • Also active as a painter and returned to painting in later life as his eyesight declined.
  • Notable works include the Rijuda series, 'Madhukari' and 'Sabinay Nibedan'.