Alauddin Al-Azad

Poet

Birthday May 6, 1932

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Bangladesh

DEATH DATE Jul 3, 2009 (77)

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About

A Bangladeshi novelist, poet, and short-story writer, he won the Bangla Academy Award in 1965. His most famous novels include Last Night of Winter First Day of Spring, Other Soldiers, and Trees in the Sky.

Before Fame

He earned his master's degree from Dhaka University in 1953. He published his first novel, Oil Painting Twenty Three, in 1960.

Trivia

He received both the Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Literary Award and the Abdul Mansur Ahmad Literary Award.

Family Life

He was raised by his mother and father in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Associated With

He won the Bangladesh Academy Award in 1965; Al Mahmud received the same honor in 1968.