| Author | Syed Mustafa Siraj |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Publisher | Dey's Publishing |
| Award | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Aleek Manush (transl. Mythical Man[1]) is a Bengali novel by Syed Mustafa Siraj, first published in 1988.[2][3] Set in rural Murshidabad, it follows a Farazi preacher and his son, who rejects religious orthodoxy.[4] The novel explores identity, dissent, and transformation within Muslim communities amid political unrest, spiritual tension, and anti-colonial struggle from the late 19th century to post-independence India.[5] Written in a lyrical, albeit grounded prose style, it shows how metaphysics and politics shape everyday village life.[6][7] It is also lauded as an excellent work of magic realism.[8]
The novel received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.[9]
References
- ↑ Mustāphā Sirāja, Saiẏada; Chakravarty, Sudeshna; Mustāphā Sirāja, Saiẏada (2005). Mythical man (1. publ ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-2114-7.
- ↑ "Voice of the 'other' India falls silent". The Hindu. 2012-09-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Mustāphā Sirāja, Saiẏada; Sen, Nivedita (2012). Die, said the tree and other stories (1. publ ed.). New Delhi: Katha. ISBN 978-81-89934-98-9.
- ↑ Chakrabarti, Sumita (1989). "Bengali Scene: Fiction Most Popular". Indian Literature. 32 (6 (134)): 19–25. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23331303.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Meenakshi (2000). Written at United Kingdom. "The local and the global: Literary implications in India". University of the Witwatersrand. 43 (2). Oxford. ISSN 0013-8398. ProQuest 89066925.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Meenakshi (2000). Written at United Kingdom. "The local and the global: Literary implications in India". University of the Witwatersrand. 43 (2). Oxford. ISSN 0013-8398. ProQuest 89066925.
- ↑ Ullash, Asif (2023-06-01). "অলীক মানুষ: ব্যক্তিসত্ত্বা বিবর্তনের এক নির্মোহ আখ্যান". archive.roar.media (in Bengali). Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Bell-Villada, Gene H.; López-Calvo, Ignacio, eds. (2021). The Oxford handbook of Gabriel García Márquez. Oxford handbooks online Literature. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-19-006716-8.
- ↑ "Syed Mustafa Siraj charmed young minds with his Detective Colonel". The Indian Express. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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