Selina Hossain

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Selina Hossain
Selina Hossain (2).JPG
Native name সেলিনা হোসেন
Born (1947-06-14) 14 June 1947 (age 76)
Rajshahi, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education MA
Alma mater Rajshahi University
Occupation Novelist
Awards Bangla Academy Award (1980)
Ekushey Padak (2009)

Selina Hossain (born 14 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist.[1][2] She received SAARC Literary Award in 2015 for her contribution to South Asian literature.[3]

Education and career

Hossain earned MA degree in Bengali language and literature from Rajshahi University in 1968.[1]

Hossain is an editor. She founded Fareea Lara Foundation, which works to improve the lives of impoverished people of Bangladesh.

Awards

  • Dr. Muhammad Enamul Huq Gold Medal (1969)
  • Bangla Academy Award (1980)
  • Alaol Literary Award (1981)
  • Kamar Mushtari Memorial Prize (1987)
  • Philips Literary Prize (1994)
  • Alakta Literary Award (1994)
  • D.Litt from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (2010)
  • Rabindra Smriti Puraskar by IIPM. New Delhi (2010)
  • Ekushey Padak (2009)
  • Surma Choudhury Memorial Award by IIPM New Delhi (2011)

Works

Selina Hossain with Sitakanta Mahapatra, Suman Pokhrel and other recipients of SAARC Literary Award - 2015

Novels

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Stories

  • Utso Theke Nirontor (1969)
  • Jolobotee Megher Batash (1975)
  • Khol Korotal (1982)
  • Porojonmo (1986)
  • Manushti (1993)
  • Motijaner Meyera (1995)
  • Onura Purnima (2008)
  • Sokhinar Chondrakola (2008)
  • Ekaler Pantaburi (2008)
  • Obelar Dinkhon (2009)
  • Narir Rupkotha (2009)
  • Nunpantar Goragori (2014)
  • Mrityur Nilpadma (2015)

References

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