Manabendra Bandyopadhyay (1938–2020) was an Indian writer and translator, best known for his translations of Latin American literature and world poetry into the Bengali language.[1] He was born in 1938 in Sylhet (in modern Bangladesh) and studied comparative literature at Jadavpur University under the tutelage of Buddhadev Bose. He later taught at Jadavpur.
He died from COVID-19 complications in 2020.[2]
He is survived by his daughter, Kaushalya Bannerji.
Among the many authors he translated into Bengali are:
References
edit- ^ "Former JU professor passes away". The Telegraph, India. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Former JU professor passes away".
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