Lesson 1/55 min
Books of the Liberation War
Remember these first
- First novel on the Liberation War: Rifle Roti Aurat by Anwar Pasha
- Jahanara Imam's Ekatturer Dinguli is a memoir written in diary form
- Bandi Shibir Theke is a poetry book by Shamsur Rahman
Novels
| Book | Writer |
|---|---|
| Rifle Roti Aurat | Anwar Pasha |
| Hangor Nodi Grenade | Selina Hossain |
| Jahannam Haite Biday; Nekre Aranya; Dui Sainik; Jolangi | Shawkat Osman |
| Nishiddho Loban | Syed Shamsul Haq |
| Jochhona o Jononir Golpo; Aguner Poroshmoni; 1971; Shyamol Chhaya | Humayun Ahmed |
| Ekatturer Jishu; Ekatturer Pother Dhare | Shahriar Kabir |
| Maa | Anisul Hoque |
| Amar Bondhu Rashed | Muhammed Zafar Iqbal |
Plays
| Play | Playwright |
|---|---|
| Payer Awaj Paoa Jay | Syed Shamsul Haq |
| Ki Chao Shankhachil; Bokulpurer Shadhinota | Momtaz Uddin Ahmed |
Memoirs and non-fiction
| Book | Writer |
|---|---|
| Ekatturer Dinguli; Buker Bhitor Agun; Biday De Ma Ghure Ashi | Jahanara Imam |
| Ekatturer Diary | Sufia Kamal |
| Ami Birangona Bolchi | Nilima Ibrahim |
| 1971: Bhetore Baire | A. K. Khandker |
| Muktijuddho: Age o Pore; Hridoye Bangladesh | Panna Kaiser |
| Ami Bijoy Dekhechi; Ekatturer Bornomala | M. R. Akhtar Mukul |
| Probashe Muktijuddher Dinguli | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| Ekti Jatir Jonmo | Ziaur Rahman |
Poems
| Poem / collection | Poet |
|---|---|
| Swadhinota Tumi; Tomake Pabar Jonno, He Swadhinota; Bandi Shibir Theke | Shamsur Rahman |
| Swadhinota, Ei Shobdoti Kibhabe Amader Holo | Nirmalendu Goon |
Books by foreign and English-language writers
| Book | Writer |
|---|---|
| The Blood Telegram | Gary J. Bass |
| The Cruel Birth of Bangladesh | Archer K. Blood |
| The Rape of Bangla Desh | Anthony Mascarenhas |
| Making of a Nation Bangladesh | Nurul Islam |
Memory trick: Nishiddho Loban (Syed Shamsul Haq) → the film Guerrilla. One novel, one film, one writer: exams ask from both directions.
Check yourself
Which was the first novel on the Liberation War?
At a glance
- 1
The first novel on the Liberation War is Rifle Roti Aurat by Anwar Pasha.
- 2
Hangor Nodi Grenade is by Selina Hossain; Nishiddho Loban by Syed Shamsul Haq; Jochhona o Jononir Golpo by Humayun Ahmed.
- 3
Jahannam Haite Biday and Nekre Aranya are novels by Shawkat Osman.
- 4
Ekatturer Dinguli is by Jahanara Imam; Ekatturer Diary by Sufia Kamal; Ami Birangona Bolchi by Nilima Ibrahim.
- 5
Bandi Shibir Theke and Swadhinota Tumi are works of Shamsur Rahman.
- 6
Making of a Nation Bangladesh is by Nurul Islam; The Blood Telegram by Gary J. Bass.