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Numair Atif Choudhury | |
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| Born | November 4, 1974 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Died | September 9, 2018 (aged 43) Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Author, academic and scholar |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia University of Texas at Dallas |
| Period | 2001 – 2018 |
| Notable works | Babu Bangladesh! |
Numair Atif Choudhury, a Bangladeshi author, academic, and research scholar, achieved posthumous recognition for his sole novel, "Babu Bangladesh!" (Harper Fourth Estate, 2019), which garnered a place on the shortlist for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize in 2019.[1] This marked the inaugural instance in which an Indian literary award acknowledged a posthumously published original work. Notably, Choudhury is the first author of Bangladeshi origin to receive a nomination for this prestigious award. His untimely demise occurred in Kyoto, Japan, following the submission of the final draft of his aforementioned novel, accentuating the poignant circumstances surrounding his literary legacy.[2]
- ^ "Numair Choudhury's novel shortlisted for Shakti Bhatt prize". The Daily Star. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Numair Choudhury: My writer friend". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2019-09-24.