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Atmaprakash
AuthorSunil Gangopadhyay
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Atmaprakash (lit. 'Self Revelation' or 'Emergence'[1][2]) is the 1965 debut novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay, first published in the special Puja issue of Desh.[3][4][5][6] It was largely based on the bohemian lifestyle Sunil led in the 1960s,[7] and he cited Jack Kerouac's writing style as an inspiration.[8][9]

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  1. "Sunil Gangopadhyay: Irreverent romantic". Frontline. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  2. IANS (October 23, 2012). "Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. "History made easy". Mint. Aug 31, 2013. ProQuest 1428880854.
  4. "Iowa Residency: End of the Road?". The Hindustan Times. March 20, 2025. ProQuest 3179241197. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  5. "Bengali literature's first light goes out". punemirror.com. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  6. Bhattacharya, Sourin (2012). "Sunil Gangodpadhyay (1934-2012)". Indian Literature. 56 (6 (272)): 16–22. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 43856617.
  7. "City with a conscience [india]". Times of India. November 19, 2007. ProQuest 428274326. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  8. Datta, Ketaki (2013). "Sunil Gangopadhyay: In Conversation with Ketaki Datta". Muse India. 52.
  9. Baker, Deborah. A Blue Hand. Penguin Group. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-1594201585.