Rabisankar Bal (1962–2017) was an Indian writer in the Bengali-language. He lived in Kolkata, and was a journalist by profession. He published more than twenty books in a range of genres including novels, short stories, poetry and essays. He is best known for novels such as Dozakhnama (Conversations in Hell) and Aynajibon (A Mirrored Life),[1] both of which have been translated into English by Arunava Sinha. He is regarded as a major voice in contemporary Bengali literature and won a number of prizes for his work.[2]
Rabisankar Bal | |
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Born | 8 May 1962 |
Died | 12 December 2017(2017-12-12) (aged 54–55) Kolkata, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Occupation | Writer, journalist |
Known for | Novelist, short story writer, journalist |
Notable work | Dōjakhanāmā, Āẏanājībana |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Bankim Puraskar (2011) |
Rabisankar Bal penned down 15 novels and 5 short story collection over a period of 30 years. He also translated Saadat Hasan Manto's work in Bengali.[3]
Bal received West Bengal government's Sutapa Roychowdhury Memorial Prize for his novel "The Biography of Midnight".[4]
At the age of 55, following a brief illness, Rabisankar Bal breathed his last in B. R. Singh Hospital, Kolkata.[5]
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