Manabendra Bandyopadhyay

Manabendra Bandyopadhyay (1938–2020) was an Indian writer and translator, best known for his translations of Latin American literature and world poetry into the Bengali language.[1] He was born in 1938 in Sylhet (in modern Bangladesh) and studied comparative literature at Jadavpur University under the tutelage of Buddhadev Bose. He later taught at Jadavpur.

Works

Among the many authors he translated into Bengali are:

Death

He died from COVID-19 complications in 2020.[2] He is survived by his daughter, Kaushalya Bannerji.

References

  1. ↑ "Former JU professor passes away". The Telegraph, India. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Former JU professor passes away".


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