Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu
Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Shahidul Zahir |
|---|---|
| Original title | আবু ইব্রাহীমের মৃত্যু |
| Cover artist | Dhruba Esh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Mowla Brothers |
Publication date | 4 February 2009 |
| Publication place | Bangladesh |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 64 |
| Awards | Prothom Alo Borsho Shera Boi (2009) |
| OCLC | 1112253798 |
| LC Class | PK1730.25.A445 |
| Preceded by | Mukher Dike Dekhi (2006) |
Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu (Abu Ibrahim's Death or "The Death of Abu Ibrahim") is a Bengali novel written by Shahidul Zahir. This is Zahir's fourth novel posthumously published by Mowla Brothers in 2009. Written against the backdrop of the reign of the then-dictator Hussein Muhammad Ershad, it is a novella, the story of which is rich in connotations and commentary on the human experience. The dedication of the novel reads: "People does die, of course, but the meaning of death is different..." Also includes "A person is inherently dead, or heavier than Taishan, or lighter than a feather" quote by Chinese historian Sima Qian (206 BC–AD 220).
Some find interactions between Abu Ibrahimer Mirtu and Crónica de una muerte anunciada (1981) by Gabriel García Márquez. The novel won the Prothom Alo Borsho Shera Boi award in the creative category in 2010.