Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu

Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
Cover of first edition
AuthorShahidul Zahir
Original titleআবু ইব্রাহীমের মৃত্যু
Cover artistDhruba Esh
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
PublisherMowla Brothers
Publication date
4 February 2009
Publication placeBangladesh
Media typeHardcover
Pages64
AwardsProthom Alo Borsho Shera Boi (2009)
ISBN9847015600877 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid prefix
OCLC1112253798
LC ClassPK1730.25.A445
Preceded byMukher Dike Dekhi (2006) 

Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (Abu Ibrahim's Death[1] or "The Death of Abu Ibrahim") is a Bengali novel written by Shahidul Zahir. This is Zahir's fourth novel[2] posthumously published by Mowla Brothers in 2009.[3] Written against the backdrop of the reign of the then-dictator Hussein Muhammad Ershad, it is a novella, the story of which is rich in connotations and commentary on the human experience.[4][5] The dedication of the novel reads: "People does die, of course, but the meaning of death is different..." Also includes "A person is inherently dead, or heavier than Taishan, or lighter than a feather" quote by Chinese historian Sima Qian (206 BC–AD 220).[6][7]

Some find interactions between Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu and Crónica de una muerte anunciada (1981) by Gabriel García Márquez. The novel won the Prothom Alo Borsho Shera Boi award in the creative category in 2010.[8]

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