Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
{{short description|2009 novel by Shahidul Zahir}}
{{Infobox book
| italic title =
| name = Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
| image = Shahidul Zahir - Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (2009).jpg
| alt = Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
| caption = Cover of first edition
| author = Shahidul Zahir
| title_orig = আবু ইব্রাহীমের মৃত্যু
| orig_lang_code = bn
| cover_artist = Dhruba Esh
| country = Bangladesh
| language = Bengali
| genre = Novel
| set_in =
| publisher = Mowla Brothers
| pub_date = 4 February 2009
| published =
| media_type = Hardcover
| pages = 64
| awards = Prothom Alo Borsho Shera Boi (2009)
| oclc = 1112253798
| dewey =
| congress = PK1730.25.A445
| preceded_by = Mukher Dike Dekhi (2006)
}}
Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (Abu Ibrahim's Death{{r|Zayed-DS}} or "The Death of Abu Ibrahim") is a Bengali novel written by Shahidul Zahir. This is Zahir's fourth novel{{r|Habib}} posthumously published by Mowla Brothers in 2009.{{r|Khan}} Written against the backdrop of the reign of the then-dictator Hussein Muhammad Ershad, it is a novella, the story of which is rich in connotations and commentary on the human experience.{{r|Abedin}}{{r|সৃজনশীল}} The dedication of the novel reads: "People does die, of course, but the meaning of death is different..." Also includes "A person is inherently dead, or heavier than Taishan, or lighter than a feather" quote by Chinese historian Sima Qian (206 BC–AD 220).{{harvnb|Zahir|2009|pp=5}} primary reference{{r|Self-reflection}}
Some find interactions between Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu and Crónica de una muerte anunciada (1981) by Gabriel García Márquez. The novel won the Prothom Alo Borsho Shera Boi award in the creative category in 2010.{{r|PABSB2009}}
Summary
Abu Ibrahim, the main character of the novel is indeed an unhappy man. He spent his life in conflict between truth and false and good and evil. The story of the novel starts from the day of his death and ends with his death.{{r|Uddin}} He is a government officer by profession. Ibrahim's precarious interactions with his wife, daughter, co-workers, bribe-giving businessman and old girlfriend are the subjects of the novel.{{r|মেলার}} The background of the novel is set in the government colony of Dhaka's Bailey Road, Dhaka University, Motijheel, Bangladesh Secretariat and Sirajganj areas.{{r|Abedin}}{{r|Soikot}}
Publications
Before being published as a book, Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu was published in Nipun on 6 June 1991.{{r|Self-reflection}} Later, the first print was published by Mowla Brothers in Dhaka in February 2009 and the third in February 2020.{{harvnb|Zahir|2009|pp=4}} primary reference
Character
- Abu Ibrahim - Government employee
- Mamata - Abu Ibrahim's wife
- Bindu - Abu Ibrahim's daughter
- Helen - Abu Ibrahim's classmate
- Siddik Hosen - Office Boss
Translation
The novel has been translated into English under the title "Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu" in Life and Political Reality: Two Novellas, published in 2022 by Saghati Prakashan.{{r|Tariq}} It was translated from Bengali by Indian translators V Ramaswamy and Shahroza Nahrin.{{r|Tariq}} The same year the novel won the Anubad Sahitya Puraskar (Translation Literature Award) in the Best Translated Book of the Year category.{{r|ASP}}{{r|ASP}}
References
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{{cite magazine |last=Habib |first=Tashrik-E-Habib |editor1-last=hasnat |editor1-first=Abul |script-title=bn:শহীদুল জহিরের তিনটি গল্পে জাদুবাস্তবতার অন্বেষণ |magazine=Kali O Kalam |date=2 January 2017 |url=https://www.kaliokalam.com/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA/ |access-date=1 January 2021 |location=Dhaka |publisher=Abul Khair |archive-date=13 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113215704/https://www.kaliokalam.com/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA/}}
{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Golam Faruque |title=Remembering Shahidul Zahir |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/arts-letters/2018/04/15/remembering-shahidul-zahir |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=15 April 2018 |location=Dhaka |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121040903/https://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/arts-letters/2018/04/15/remembering-shahidul-zahir |url-status=live }}
{{cite news |script-title=bn:আবু ইব্রাহীমের মৃত্যু |title=Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu |url=https://arts.bdnews24.com/?page_id=2152 |website=bdnews24.com |publisher=bdnews24.com |access-date=15 January 2021 |date=3 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830141229/http://arts.bdnews24.com/?page_id=2152 |archive-date=30 August 2014}}
{{cite news |script-title=bn:আজ প্রথম আলো বর্ষসেরা বইয়ের পুরস্কার বিতরণ |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-01-02/news/31958 |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=Prothom Alo |date=1 February 2010 |language=bn |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704033412/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-01-02/news/31958 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite news |script-title=bn:শহীদুল জহিরের আবু ইব্রাহীমের মৃত্যু শংসাবচন |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/33301 |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=Prothom Alo |date=8 January 2010 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120004038/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/33301 |archive-date=20 November 2019}}
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