Nabarun Bhattacharya
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Nabarun Bhattacharya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1948 Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal |
| Died | 31 July 2014 (aged 66) Kolkata, India |
| Occupation | writer, editor |
| Language | Bengali |
| Notable works | Herbert (1994) |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (Bengali) |
| Relatives | Bijon Bhattacharya (father) Mahashweta Devi (mother) |
Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian Bengali writer. He was committed to a revolutionary and philosophy.
Bhattacharya was born at Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal. He was the only child of actor Bijon Bhattacharya and writer Mahashweta Devi.[1]
He was known for his novel, Herbert (1993), which was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, and adapted into a movie of the same name in 2005, by Suman Mukhopadhyay.[2]
Bhattacharya died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Kolkata on 31 July 2014, aged 66.[3]
References
- ↑ Dutt, Kartik Chandra. Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M (1999)Sahitya Akademi. p. 164. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
- ↑ Nathan Lee (10 December 2008). "Storm Advisory: Cyclone of a Life on the Horizon". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/movies/11herb.html.
- ↑ Radical Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya dies at 66 - IBNLiveIbnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.