Kazi Nazrul Islam, Mrityukshudha [Love and Death in Krishnanagar]

Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Ed. by Niaz Zaman, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1930

Places

Bangladesh (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

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Mrityukshudha

[Deathly Hunger or Hunger for Death], published in translation as

Love and Death in Krishnanagar

, is Kazi Nazrul Islam’s second novel. It was serialized in

Saogat

[The Gift] from November 1927 and was published in book form in 1930. It is similar to his other two novels in having a rebel hero and a triangular love affair. Though in

Bandhon Hara

[

Unfettered

], the hero is a soldier in the British Indian Army, his rebellious nature is described several times. In Nazrul’s last novel,

Kuhelika

[The Revolutionary] (1931), the hero is a revolutionary. In

Mrityukshudha,

the hero is a Bolshevik.

In late 1925 or early 1926 Nazrul moved to Krishnanagar with his family. During his stay, he attended a number of political conferences. Nazrul was also struck by the poverty he

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Citation: Zaman, Niaz. "Mrityukshudha". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 March 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39287, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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