Kasem bin Abu Bakr (Bengali: কাশেম বিন আবু বকর) is an Indian-born Bangladeshi novelist whose novel focuses on Islam-centered love in a rural context.[1] He was born in Hooghly, present-day West Bengal, and later moved to Bangladesh. In his early life, he was a bookseller. He wrote his first novel Futanto Golap in 1978, which took almost a decade to be published.[2] The book became a bestseller after its publication, gaining international attention after coverage by Agence France-Presse (AFP).[3]
Kasem bin Abu Bakr | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Notable work | Boiling Rose |
Academic life
editHe passed his Matriculation from the Howrah Board in West Bengal. Although he enrolled in intermediate studies, he was unable to complete them due to family pressures arising from being the eldest son.[1]
Work
edit- Boiling Rose
- I'm Human Too
- You're Human Too
- Foreign Meme
- Krandasi Piya
- What I Got
- The Parson of Love
- Delayed Bashar
- Love and Dreams
- In Your Expectation
- Broken
- Pahari Lalna
- Pictures in the Heart
- Who's Calling You
- Cloudy Sky
- Eternal Love
- The Last Gift
- Flower of Stigma
- City Girl
- Flower
- Golden You
- Heart Yamuna
- Many Rupees
- Bride
- Kamini Kanchan
- The Wedding Cake
- On the Run
- Black Girl
- Immortal Love
- I'm Yours
- Dhanir Dulali
- Sudden Meeting
- Sharifa
- Bye Bye
- Modern
- Dark Clouds in Astronomy
- No Forest Deer
- Afternoon Morning Flowers
- I Will Not Go
- No One Forgets the Flower of Love Heaven, No One Forgets
- A Flower of Five Flowers
- Best
- Love Is Like a Golden Deer
- Neighbor
- Unequal Love
- Palli Bala
- Finally Reunited
- Love You
- Marriage Breakdown
- Known Girl
- Unclaimed Will
- The Desired Life
- You Are Beautiful
- Family
- Big Brother
- The Stranger
- Girl's Pride
- Basr Night
- Supernatural Love
- Man Is Inhuman
- Wait
- Introduction on the Way
- Smoky Path
- Cloudy Mind
- Audience
- Beside the Naf River
- Family Is Happy Because of Ramani
- Self-Selected Best Novels
- Harvest of Love
- Crying of Azrael (as)
- The Girl in the Burqa
- Love
- Neelima[3]
Controversy
editQasem bin Abu Bakr was largely overlooked in Bangladesh's literary circles and mainstream media, despite his popularity among urban literate readers. There is a discussion going on about his literature about Islam and Love; his writing is not acceptable or vice versa.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Islamic romance novels set hearts aflutter in Bangladesh". Prothom Alo. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Hundreds of very common novels and a very common Qassem bin Abu Bakr, yes!". Chittagong Daily. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ a b "A Qasem bin Abu Bakr and Bangladeshi media's hideout". Qawmikantho. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ কাসেম বিন আবুবাকারের লেখা নিয়ে এবার ইসলামপন্থীদের আপত্তি. BBC News (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ একজন কাশেম বিন আবু বকর ও আমাদের ঘুণে ধরা সমাজ. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 October 2024.