| Name(s) |
SUKHBIR,
alias Balbir Singh |
| Date of
Birth |
July 09, 1925 |
| Date of
death |
February 22, 2012 |
|
Identity |
Indian Punjabi
Novelist, short-story writer, poet and an essayist. |
|
Date-wise Events / Special Works |
He has authored 7
novels, 11 short story collections, 5 poetry collections among
many translations of world literature, essays, letters and book
reviews. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He has been writing and
publishing for the last fifty years.
- His most acclaimed novel
is Sarkaan Te Kamre
(Streets and Rooms) dealing with the
metropolitan life of Mumbai which
was published way back in 1964. The
novel was included in the
post-graduate curriculum of Punjabi
University, Patiala.
- His novel Adde-Paune
(The Fragmented Ones) is a powerful
portrayal of fragmented
personalities in modern society.
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