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{{Short description|Bangladeshi novelist (1939–2019)}}
{{infobox writer
| name = Rizia Rahman
| native_name = রিজিয়া রহমান
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|08|16|1939|12|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Writer
}}
'''Rizia Rahman''' (28 December 1939 – 16 August 2019)<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/novelist-rizia-rahman-passes-away/26096|title=Novelist Rizia Rahman passes away|work=UNB|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi novelist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-rizia-rahman-1578286|title=Through The Eyes of Rizia Rahman|date=2018-05-19|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref> She had a number of novels and short stories to her credit. Her works cut across all genres. She was best known for the novel ''Bong Theke Bangla''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.bdnovels.org/rizia-rahmans-rokter-okshor-2/ |title=Rizia Rahman's Rokter Okshor |website=Bangladeshi Novels}}</ref> She was the recipient of [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1978).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|accessdate=23 August 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> As of 2018, she had published more than 50 novels and short story collections during her long career.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://authors.com.bd/2018/About|script-title=bn:রিজিয়া রহমান (Rizia Rahman) - Portfolio of Bengali Author Rizia Rahman on authors.com.bd|website=authors.com.bd|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rizia Rahman was born on 28 December 1939 in [[Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bhabanipur]], [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":0" /> Her family moved to [[Bangladesh]], then known as [[East Bengal]], after the 1947 [[Partition of India]].<ref name=":0" /> She began writing stories at the age of 8 and was published for the first time when she was 12.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-rizia-rahman-1578286|title=Through the Eyes of Rizia Rahman|date=2018-05-19|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref> Her stories and poems appeared in newspapers such as ''Satyajug'' and ''Sangbad''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://bengallights.com/blood.php|title=Library of Bangladesh Presents|website=bengallights.com|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref> Rahman studied at the [[University of Dhaka]] and graduated with a Master of Social Sciences in Economics.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Rahman published her first collection of short stories, ''Agni Shakkora'', while studying at the University of Dhaka.<ref name=":1" /> Her novel ''Bong Theke Bangla'' was published in 1978 to critical acclaim, exploring the evolution of Bangladesh's nationality and language.<ref name=":0" /> Her fourth novel, ''Rokter Okkhor,'' was inspired by an article called "The Prostitutes of Dhaka" which was published in ''[[Bichitra]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Letters of Blood|last=Rahman|first=Rizia|publisher=Seagull Books|year=2018|isbn=9780857424990|location=Kolkata|pages=xi}}</ref> She was unable to conduct research for the book by visiting brothels herself, relying instead on weekly reports from a male journalist to gain an understanding of a sex worker's living conditions.<ref name=":2" /> It created a huge stir in Bangladesh upon publication because of its frank depiction of prostitution in the country. In a 2016 translation of the book named ''Letters of Blood,''<ref name=":1"/> Rahman said, "I received a lot of praise for the book, but also had to endure an equal amount of abuse."<ref name=":2" />

==Works==
;Novels

* ''Uttar Purush'' (Posterity, 1977)
* ''Rokter Okkhor'' (Blood Words, 1978)
* ''Bong Theke Bangla'' (Bengali to Bangla, 1978)
* ''Alikhito Upakhyan'' (An Unwritten Story, 1980)
*''Surja Sabuj Rakta'' (Sun Green Blood, 1980)
*''Shhilay Shilay Agun'' (Stones in Fire, 1980)
* ''Aranyer Kache'' (Near the Forest, 1980)
*''Dhabal Jyotsna'' (White Moon-light, 1980)
*''Ghar-Bhanga-Ghar'' (Broken-house, 1984)
*''Ekal Chirokal'' (Now and Eternity, 1984)
*''Prem Amar Prem'' (Love, My Love, 1985)
* ''Jharer Mukhomukhi'' (Facing the Storm, 1986)
* ''Ekti Phuler Janya'' (For a Flower, 1986)
* ''Shudhu Tomader Janya'' (Only for You, 1988)
*''He manab Manabi'' (Oh! Man and Woman, 1989)
* ''Harun Phereni'' (Harun did not Return, 1994)
* ''Nodi Nirobodhi'' (2011)

=== Translated novels (English) ===

* ''Letters of Blood'' (''Rokter Okkhor'', 2016)

'''Short stories'''
*''Dura Kothao'' (2004)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kothao-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93-collection-short-story/dp/B079DKX1B3 |title=Dura Kothao |website=Amazon |access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>
*''Caged in Paradise and Other Stories'' (2010)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ford-Powell |first=Ken |date=25 June 2013 |title=Caged in Paradise and Other Stories by Rizia Rahman: Trapped in a terrible beauty |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/06/caged-in-paradise-and-other-stories-by-rizia-rahma.html |journal=Paste}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uplbooks.com/book/caged-paradise-and-other-stories|title=Caged in Paradise and Other Stories {{!}} The University Press Limited|website=www.uplbooks.com|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1978)
* Jessore Sahitya Parishad Puraskar (1984)
* Bangladesh Lekhak Sangha Sahitya Padak (1985)
* Kamar Mushtari Sahitya Padak (1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.bdnovels.org/rizia-rahman/ |title=Rizia Rahman |website=Bangladeshi Novels}}</ref>
* [[Anannya Top Ten Awards#Anannya Literature Award|Anannya Literature Award]] (1995)
* Humayun Kadir Sriti Puraskar
* Jasimuddin Shwarna Padak
* Shawgat Shwarna Padak
*[[Ekushey Padak]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2019/02/20/pm-hasina-to-confer-ekushey-padak-in-afternoon|title=PM: Protect and practice country's rich culture, language|date=2019-02-20|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>

==Death==
Rahman died on 16 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/country/2019/08/16/448637|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত কথাসাহিত্যিক রিজিয়া রহমান আর নেই|date=16 August 2019|accessdate=16 August 2019 |work=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1609491/একুশে-পদকপ্রাপ্ত-কথাসাহিত্যিক-রিজিয়া-রহমানের|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত কথাসাহিত্যিক রিজিয়া রহমানের ইন্তেকাল|date=16 August 2019|accessdate=16 August 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/210165/%E0%A6%94%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87|script-title=bn:ঔপন্যাসিক রিজিয়া রহমান আর নেই|date=16 August 2019|accessdate=16 August 2019 |work=Jugantor |language=bn
}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Recipients of Bangla Academy Award]]
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