Syed Waliullah, The Ugly Asian

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)

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First circulation or publication 1959

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Bangladesh (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

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The Ugly Asian

, Syed Waliullah’s only novel in English, was posthumously published in 2013 by the Bangla Academy. Waliulllah, who had started his career in the English-language

Statesman

in Calcutta, was equally skilled in both Bengali and English. While his major contribution to Bengali literature is

Lalsalu

[

Tree Without Roots

] (1948), he was writing short stories in both English and Bengali. Thus both “No Enemy” and “The Escape” were published early in his career. However, Waliullah thought himself primarily to be a Bengali writer.

Apart from The Ugly Asian, he also wrote an unfinished piece of fiction “How to Cook Beans” – although its Bengali translation has been published. For some reason, Waliullah did not want to associate his own name with these writings in

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Citation: Zaman, Niaz. "The Ugly Asian". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 January 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39291, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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