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Bengali writer

Joy Goswami

b. 1954, born Kolkata, writes in Bangla, poet

Joy Goswami is an Indian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Goswami writes in Bengali and is widely considered as one of the most important poets in the post-Jibanananda Das era of Bengali poetry. His work addresses ordinary lives, marriage struggles, relationships with women, and the act of writing. He is lauded for his linguistically inventive poetry, its semi-abstract imagery, and strong lyrical appeal.

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Books on record

On Open Library

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

Awards

2000Sahitya Akademi Award for Pagli Tomar Sange
Ananda Puraskar

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Bangla

Shankha Ghosh

1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)