Harishankar Jaladas
Harishankar is a promising Bangladeshi author. The most significant point to notice is that all the four novels produced from Harishankar's pen sketch the life of the downtrodden, some of whom are from among fisherfolks, some from among prostitutes and some others are the 'harijons' or 'methors'.
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ইমতিয়ার শামীমের জন্ম ১৩ ফেব্রুয়ারি ১৯৬৫ সালে, সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলার উল্লাপাড়া উপজেলায়। রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে সমাজবিজ্ঞানে স্নাতক (সম্মান) ও স্নাতকোত্তর সম্পন্ন করেন। আজকের কাগজে সাংবাদিকতার মাধ্যমে কর্মজীবনের শুরু নব্বই দশকের গোড়াতে। তাঁর প্রথম উপন্যাস ‘ডানাকাটা হিমের ভেতর’ (১৯৯৬)-এর পান্ডুলিপি পড়ে আহমদ ছফা দৈনিক বাংলাবাজারে তাঁর নিয়মিত কলামে লিখেছিলেন, ‘একদম আলাদা, নতুন। আমাদের মতো বুড়োহাবড়া লেখকদের মধ্যে যা কস্মিনকালেও ছিল না।’
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ইমতিয়ার শামীম ‘শীতের জ্যোৎস্নাজ্বলা বৃষ্টিরাতে’ গল্পগ্রন্থের জন্য প্রথম আলো বর্ষসেরা বইয়ের পুরস্কার (২০১৪), সাহিত্যে সামগ্রিক অবদানের জন্য ২০২০ সালে বাংলা একাডেমি পুরস্কারসহ দেশের প্রায় সকল প্রধান সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেয়েছেন।
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মাশুদুল হকের জন্ম ও বেড়ে ওঠা ঢাকায়। এক দশকের বেশি সময় ধরে লিখছেন থ্রিলার, সায়েন্সফিকশন ও শিশু-কিশোর সাহিত্য, প্রকাশিত হয়েছে নিয়মিত ভাবে বাংলাদেশ ও ভারত থেকে।
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সাহিত্য-পুরস্কার : এইচএসবিসি-কালিওকলম তরুণ কথাসাহিত্যিক পুরস্কার ২০১৩।
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Μαρία Ιορδανίδου
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Γεννήθηκε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1897 και έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στον Πειραιά και το Βατούμ της Ρωσίας. Φοίτησε σε ρωσικό γυμνάσιο, στη Σταυρούπολη, όπου τη βρήκε η Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση. Το 1919 γύρισε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και λίγο αργότερα πήγε στην Αλεξάνδρεια, όπου παντρεύτηκε τον Ιορδάνη Ιορδανίδη. Το 1923 επέστρεψαν μαζί στην Αθήνα, αλλά σύντομα ο Ιορδανίδης έφυγε.
Εξαιτίας των συνθηκών της ζωής της, η Ιορδανίδου απέκτησε μεγάλη γλωσσομάθεια και εργάστηκε ως ιδιωτική υπάλληλος. Έγινε γνωστή στο λογοτεχνικό χώρο με το έργο Λωξάντρα, που έγραψε σε ηλικία 65 χρονών, το 1962, και γνώρισε πολλές επανεκδόσεις. Η Λωξάντρα περιγράφει με μεγάλη ζωντάνια και χιούμορ τα έθιμα και τη ζωή των Ελλήνων της Πόλης και βασίζεται -
Μαρία Ιορδανίδου
Maria Iordanidou
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Γεννήθηκε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη το 1897 και έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στον Πειραιά και το Βατούμ της Ρωσίας. Φοίτησε σε ρωσικό γυμνάσιο, στη Σταυρούπολη, όπου τη βρήκε η Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση. Το 1919 γύρισε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και λίγο αργότερα πήγε στην Αλεξάνδρεια, όπου παντρεύτηκε τον Ιορδάνη Ιορδανίδη. Το 1923 επέστρεψαν μαζί στην Αθήνα, αλλά σύντομα ο Ιορδανίδης έφυγε.
Εξαιτίας των συνθηκών της ζωής της, η Ιορδανίδου απέκτησε μεγάλη γλωσσομάθεια και εργάστηκε ως ιδιωτική υπάλληλος. Έγινε γνωστή στο λογοτεχνικό χώρο με το έργο Λωξάντρα, που έγραψε σε ηλικία 65 χρονών, το 1962, και γνώρισε πολλές επανεκδόσεις. Η Λωξάντρα περιγράφει με μεγάλη ζωντάνια και χιούμορ τα έθιμα και τη ζωή των Ελλήνων της Πόλης και βασίζεται