Syed Waliullah
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| Native name | সৈয়দ ওয়ালিউল্লাহ |
| Born |
August 15, 1922 Sholashahar, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | October 10, 1971 (aged 49) Meudon, Paris, France |
| Resting place | Meudon, France |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer, playwright, news editor |
| Alma mater |
Ananda Mohan College (1943) University of Calcutta (dropped out) |
| Notable works | Lalsalu |
| Notable awards | Ekushey Padak |
| Spouse | Anne Marie Thibaud (m. 1955; till his death 1971) |
| Relatives | Syed Ahmadullah (father) |
Syed Waliullah (August 15, 1922 – October 10, 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was notable for his debut novel, Lalsalu (translated in English with the title "Tree Without Roots"). He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award (1961), Adamjee Prize (1965), Ekushey Padak (1984) and Bangladesh National Film for Best Story (2001).
Waliullah was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong District. His father, Syed Ahmadullah, was a government officer. Waliullah spent his childhood in Mymensingh, Feni, Krishnanagar and Kurigram. His notable novel, Lalsalu, was inspired by a shrine covered with red cloth that he would often pass when he lived in Mymensingh.
Waliullah completed his IA from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1941and bachelor's from Ananda Mohan College in Mymensingh in 1943. He then moved to Calcutta to complete his master's in economics. He joined The Statesman newspaper and worked until 1947.
In 1947, Waliullah moved from Calcutta to Dhaka. He joined Radio Pakistan. In 1950, he was transferred to Karachi. In 1951, he started serving as the press attaché at the Pakistan missions in New Delhi, Sydney, Jakarta and London. In 1960, he was appointed as the First Secretary at the Pakistan embassy in Paris. In 1967, he joined the UNESCO in Paris.
Waliullah is often considered the pioneer of existential analysis of the characters psyche in the literature of Bangladesh. The last two of his three novels, especially 'কাঁদো নদী কাঁদো' (1968), show his mastery in revealing the inner depths of his characters.' চাঁদের অমাবস্যা '(1964) was another famous novel of him.'নয়নচারা' (1946) and 'দুই তীর এবং অন্যান্য গল্প' (1965) is storybooks written by him.
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