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| Author | Ahmed Sofa |
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| Original title | Surjo Tumi Sathi |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Humanitarian expression of Communalism |
| Published | 1967 |
| Publication place | Bangladesh |
Surjo Tumi Sathi (Bengali: সূর্য তুমি সাথী; English: Sun, You Are My Companion) is the first novel by Ahmed Sofa. It was published in 1967.
Synopsis
The story of the novel revolves around a village in Chittagong. Hashim, son of a converted Muslim father Harimohon has been through oppression for his whole life. He hardly supports his family. Kholu Matobbor, the source of power and oppression of the village controls the whole village. Communal behavior village people has been shown very cruelly in this novel. Hashim's grandmother cannot visit him freely because of difference in religion. However, after Sufia's death humanity wins since his grandmother finds her deserted child's reflection in Hashim's baby.
Characters
- Hashim, central character
- Sufia, Hashim'w wife
- Kholu Matobbor, tyrannical character
and many more
Reception
The book was written in 1964-65 and in the year 1967 it was published. Sofa himself considered it to be his masterpiece. Professor Abul Fazal said about this novel, “This much artistic maturity at such a young age is beyond my imagination.”
References
- ^ আজ আহমদ ছফার ১৬তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী. Samakal (in Bengali). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- আহমদ ছফা রচনাবলি, অষ্টম খণ্ড। নূরুল আনোয়ার সম্পাদিত। খান ব্রাদার্স এন্ড কোম্পানি, বাংলাবাজার, ঢাকা। ফেব্রুয়ারি, ২০০৮।
- আহমদ ছফা :যেন এক জলপ্রপাত. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 28 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- আহমদ ছফা : বাংলা সাহিত্যের এক অকতুভয় সৈনিক (in Bengali).