বাংলা থেকে ইংরেজি, চিলেকোঠার সেপাই, আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস| Bangla to English, Rooftop Soldier, Akhtaruzzaman Elias

Abstract

The novel Chilekothar Sepai [Rooftop Soldier) (1987), written by Akhtaruzzaman Elias is a noteworthy literary piece in Bangla language based on pre-liberation political history of Bangladesh, that is, the context of mass revolt in 1969. Crossing the boundary of Bangladesh and West Bengal, the novel has been included in the academic curriculum of Bangla Language and Literature under the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations in the University of Chicago in America. Matthew D. Rich, a PhD researcher of Anthropology in the same university analyzed the Text of this novel for American students and consequently became felt strong urge of translating this great piece. His translation work is in fact going on. His translation of 20th Chapter of Chilekothar Sepai [Rooftop Soldier) along with the Preamble of this translation work in both Bangla and English has been chosen for publishing here.