Subimal Basak is an Indian fiction writer. He is a member of the Hungry generation, with Samir Roychoudhury, Falguni Roy, Shakti Chattopadhyay and the movement's creator Malay Roy Choudhury. The Hungry Generation archive, and Weissner Archive with Subimal Basak Papers are held at Northwestern University; the Howard McCord archive is held at Washington State University.

Awards

Subimal Basak was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for his translation Amar Tomar Tar Katha by the Government of India in 2008. He was felicitated by Alochana Chakra at the Bangla Academy in 2009.

Film

Srijit Mukherji has directed a film titled Baishe Srabon in which famous Bengali director Gautam Ghose has portrayed the role of a Hungryalist intellectual. This was for the first time that Bengali avant garde literature has been incorporated into mainstream cinema.

Works of Subimal Basak

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