Writers name:
Humayun AhmedTotal Books: 290
Humayun Ahmed (
Bangla: হুমায়ূন আহমেদ) (born
1948) is arguably the most famous contemporary Bengali fictionist and playwright who has been writing for over thirty five years. Formerly a professor of
Chemistry at the
University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh, he is now a full-time author and movie-maker.
Towards the end of 20th century, Humayun Ahmed emerged as the most popular novelist and story-writer of Bengali literature since Sharatchandra Chattopadhya. At least for the last two decades, Humayun Ahmed's books are topping the best sellers list by a big margin. He has also achieved unparallel success as a playwright since he started writing screenplays for television in late 1980s. In early 1990s, he entered the movie-world and proved to be a successful filmmaker in spite of clear departure from traditional Bangladeshi movies. Although his novels and stories frequently build around urban middle-class life, his focus on rural Bangladesh is not negligible at all.
Humayun Ahmed often shows a fascination for creating stories around supernatural events. Also, he is considered the father of modern Bengali science fiction having to his credit a number of science fiction books that he has published since 1980s. As an author, he essentially belongs to the genre whose style is characterized by magic realism. In a popular survey conducted by the BBC, Humayun Ahmed was elected as one of the ten great living Bengalis.