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Abu Rushd


Born
in Calcutta, British Indian Ocean Territory
December 25, 1919

Died
February 23, 2010


Syed Abu Rushd Matinuddin (known by his pen name Abu Rushd, 25 December 1919 – 23 February 2010). was a Bangladeshi writer.

Rushd started his career as an English lecturer in Hooghly Mohsin College. He moved to England in 1951 for studying English literature at the Exeter College, Oxford. He later taught English in Kolkata Islamia College, Dhaka College, Chittagong College, Rajshahi College and Jahangirnagar University. He retired from Jahangirnagar University in 1982.

Rushd's first publication was a collection of short stories in 1939. In addition to six novels, he wrote 50 short stories, and a three-volume autobiography. Also, he was adept at translating literary works, both from Bengali to English and English to Bengali, including Shakespe
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Average rating: 3.86 · 36 ratings · 5 reviews · 13 distinct worksSimilar authors
অনিশ্চিত রাগিনী

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
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এলোমেলো

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1946
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আত্মজীবনী

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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সামনে নতুন দিন

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1951
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ডোবা হলো দীঘি

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1960
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স্থগিত দ্বীপ

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1985
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নোঙর

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1963
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ছিনতাই

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শাড়ী বাড়ী গাড়ী

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1963
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মহেন্দ্র মিষ্টান্ন ভাণ্ডার

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1985
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