on the life of the people using the reflected power on him of the supposed saint. The novel shows his struggle with other religious figures trying to establish dominance, the undercurrent of pagan ideas among the people, and his own weaknesses. The novel was adapted to a Tanvir Mokammel film with the same title in 2001. Personal life and death Waliullah met Anne Marie Thibaud (1929–1997), a French woman, in Sydney. They were married in 1955 and had two children, Simine and Iraj. He was a cousin of Jamal Nazrul Islam, a physicist and mathematician. Waliullah died in Meudon in Paris on October 10, 1971. Works Novels Lalsalu (Tree without roots), 1948 Chander Amaboshay (Dark moon), 1963 Kando Nadi Kando (Cry, o river), 1966 The Ugly Asian, 1959 Dramas Bahipir (1955) Tarangabhanga (1964) Sudanga (1964) Short story collection Nayanchara (1945) Dui Teer O Anyanya Galpa (1965) References 1922 births 1971 deaths Pakistani writers Pakistani expatriates in India Pakistani expatriates in Australia Pakistani expatriates in Indonesia Pakistani expatriates in the United Kingdom Pakistani expatriates in France Bengali-language writers Bengali novelists Bangladeshi male novelists 20th-century novelists University of Calcutta alumni Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Best Story National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners People from Chittagong District 20th-century Bangladeshi male writers Dhaka College alumni 20th-century screenwriters Magic realism writers Ananda Mohan College alumni