Nirmalendu Goon
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Nirmalendu Goon (Bangla: নির্মলেন্দু গুণ) (b. 1945) is a Bangladeshi poet. He was born in Netrokona, Bangladesh. Goon is one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.
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[edit] Biography
Nirmalendu Goon was born in Netrokona.
Goon is often thought to be one of the few people who openly protested Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination in 1975 in the following period where even mentioning Mujib was considered dangerous.
[edit] Poetry
His first book of poems was published in 1970. Since then he has published forty-five collections of poetry and twenty collections of prose. Part of the generation of poets of 1960s, Goon's poetry contains stinging criticism of the nouveau-rich and a touching description of the contrasting fate of the masses. A love of freedom and faith in the human spirit also permeates many of his poems. Unabashedly marxist, he has written poems urging an upheaval of the poor against the rich. He also has written a number of poems on important personalities, including Rabindranath, Sheikh Mujib, Lenin, Shakti Chattopadhyay and others.
[edit] Selected Works
- Ānandaudyāna (1995) ISBN 984-458-089-7
- Bhrami deśe deśe (2004) ISBN 984-8682-90-2
- Caitrera bhālobāsa (1975)
- Cirakālera bām̐śi (1986)
- Dhābamāna hariṇera dyuti (1992)
- Dūra ha duḥśāsana (1983)
- Gadyasamagra (1997) ISBN 984-412-041-1 (v. 1)
- Gīnasabārgera saṅge (1994)
- Kābyasamagra (1992-1993)
- Muthophone'r Kabbo (2003) ISBN 984-410-324-X
- Nā premika, nā biplabi (1972)
- Nāma diẏechi bhālobāsa (1998)
- Nirañjanera pr̥thibi (1986)
- Nirbācita (2000) ISBN 984-437-116-3
- Nirguṇera jārṇāla (1987)
- Nirmalendu Guṇera premera kabita (1987)
- Nirmalendu Guṇera rājanaitika kabitā (1989)
- Pañcāśa sahasra barsha (1995) ISBN 984-458-100-1
- Premāṃśura rakta cāi (1970)
- Priẏa nārī hārāno kabitā (1996)
- Pr̥thibījoṛā gāna (1982)
- Racanā 2000 (2001) ISBN 984-8245-62-6
- Raktajharā Nabhembara 1975 (1997) ISBN 984-458-121-4
- Śaktismr̥ti o anyānya (1997)
- Selected poems of Nirmalendu Goon / edited with an introduction by Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (2001) ISBN 984-07-4125-X
- Śiẏare Bāṃlādeśa (1998) ISBN 984-458-146-X
- Tāra āge cāi samājatantra (1979)
- Yakhana āmi bukera pān̐jara khule dān̐rāi (1989)
[edit] Awards
- Bangla Academy Award (1982)
- Ekushey Padak (2001)
[edit] Trivia
Quote: "Poem is similar to the playing of cricket. A good batsman likes to wait for a good ball to hit, so a good poet always waits for a good line to surface and be recorded."
In her recent biography, Taslima Nasrin relates that Goon acknowledged being a dacoit in his youth.
