Ananda Puraskar
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Edition 63 (2008) Winner
Hasan Azizul Huq
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Hasan Azizul Huq
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-02-02 （Jabgraam, Burdwan district, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India)）
- Died
- 2021-11-15 （Rajshahi, Bangladesh） age 82
- Nationality
- Bangladesh
- Languages
- Bengali
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Jabgraam (birthplace) → Phultala (near Khulna) — moved in 1947 → Rajshahi (later residence; place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Short-story writer, Novelist, Academic
- Active Years
- 1964-2021
- Affiliations
- University of Rajshahi (faculty), University of Dhaka (served as Bangabandhu Chair, Department of History)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rajshahi | Postgraduate (Philosophy) | Department of Philosophy | 修士 | 1956–1960 | Then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
University of Rajshahi
Postgraduate (Philosophy)
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
修士
Period:
1956–1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Later served on the faculty of the Department of Philosophy at the same university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bangla Academy Literary Award | — | — | Bangla Academy | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Ekushey Padak | — | — | Government of Bangladesh | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Ananda Purashkar | — | — | Ananda Bazar Patrika | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Independence Award | — | — | Government of Bangladesh | 受賞 |
| — | Adamjee Literary Award | — | — | Adamjee Prize/Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Druhee Katha–Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Lekhok Shibir Puroshkar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Alaol Sahitya Puroshkar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Alokto Sahitya Puroshkar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Agrani Bank Puroshkar | — | — | Agrani Bank | 受賞 |
| — | Philips Sahitya Puroshkar | — | — | Philips (associated organization) | 受賞 |
Bangla Academy Literary Award
1970
Organization:
Bangla Academy
Result:
受賞
Ekushey Padak
1999
Organization:
Government of Bangladesh
Result:
受賞
Ananda Purashkar
2008
Organization:
Ananda Bazar Patrika
Result:
受賞
Independence Award
2019
Organization:
Government of Bangladesh
Result:
受賞
Adamjee Literary Award
Organization:
Adamjee Prize/Foundation
Result:
受賞
Druhee Katha–Shahityak Abdur Rouf Choudhury Memorial Award
Result:
受賞
Lekhok Shibir Puroshkar
Result:
受賞
Alaol Sahitya Puroshkar
Result:
受賞
Alokto Sahitya Puroshkar
Result:
受賞
Agrani Bank Puroshkar
Organization:
Agrani Bank
Result:
受賞
Philips Sahitya Puroshkar
Organization:
Philips (associated organization)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Samudrer Swapna, Shiter Aranya
1964 Short story collectionFirst published collection of short stories, depicting rural life and interior lives of characters.
homehuman solitudesocial change
Translations
- Translated into English
- Translated into Hindi
- Translated into Urdu
- Translated into Russian
- Translated into Czech
- Translated into Japanese (several stories in a collected volume)
Atmaja O Ekti Karabi Gaachh
1967 Short story collectionCollection of stories exploring family and memory.
familymemory
Jibon Ghoshe Agun
1973 Short stories / NovellaWorks portraying people living amid political and social upheaval.
social turmoilindividual fate
Agunpakhi
NovelConsidered one of his notable works; intertwines history and personal narrative.
historypersonal narrative
Bibliography
- Samudrer Swapna, Shiter Aranya (1964)
- Atmaja O Ekti Karabi Gaachh (1967)
- Jibon Ghoshe Agun (1973)
- Naamhin Gotrahin (1974)
- Pataale, Haspataale (1981)
- Kathakataa (1981)
- Aprakasher Bhaar (1988)
- Ma Meyer Sansar (1997)
- Raarbanger Golpo (1999)
- Autobiography: Fire Jai Fire Ashi
- Autobiography: Uki Diye Digonto
Translations of Works
- Several short stories translated into English, Hindi, Urdu, Russian, Czech and Japanese
- Japanese translation: Five representative pieces included in 'Bangladesher nirbacita galpa' (The selected stories of Bangladesh), published 2019
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and dense short-story proserealist depictionsymbolic and metaphorical usage
- Recurring Motifs
- home and exiledeath and memorysocial injustice and personal conflict
Legacy
Hasan Azizul Huq is one of Bangladesh's leading short-story writers and novelists, acclaimed for linking social and historical contexts with interior lives of characters. His works have been translated internationally and included in educational curricula, reflecting significant literary impact.
Academic Societies
- Bangla Academy
- University of Rajshahi (literature/philosophy departments)
Archives
- Rajshahi University Central Library (holds some papers/materials)
Trivia
- Moved with his family to what is now Bangladesh in 1947.
- He was buried in front of the Rajshahi University Central Library.
- Several of his notable short stories have been translated into multiple languages.