Humayun Ahmed (1948-2012)
Novels: Nondito Naroke (In Blissful Hell, 1973); Shankhaneel Karagar (Flowers of Flame, 1973); Shyamol Chhaya (The Green Shade, 1973); 1971, (1975) Eka Eka (All Alone 1985); Dure Kothao (Somewhere Far Out, 1987); Himur Dwitiyo Prohar (The Second Watch of Himu, 1997); Brihonnola (1989); Poka (The Insects, 1994); Joyjoyonti (Under the Name of a Musical Mode, 1994) Kobi (The Poets, 1996); Dwoiroth (A Single Combat in Chariots, 1987); Shuvro (2000), Joshna O Jononir Golpo (A Story of the Moonlight and the Mother, 2004), Leelaboti (Leelaboti, 2005), Modhyanho (The Midday, 2006-7)
Awards: Lekhak Shibir Prize (1973); Bangla Academy Award (1981); Michael Madhusudan Medal (1987); Bacsas Prize (1988); Humayun Qadir Memorial Prize (1990) National Film Award (Best Story 1993); National Film Award (Best Dialogue, 1994); Ekushe Padak (1994); Jainul Abedin Gold Medal.