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| Author | Humayun Ahmed |
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| Cover artist | Masum Rahman |
| Language | Bengali |
| Subject | History after Bangladesh's war of independence, the assassination ofSheikh Mujibur Rahman's family, Coup and rule ofZiaur Rahman |
| Genre | Novel |
| Published | February 2013 |
| Publisher | Anyaprakash |
| Publication place | Bangladesh |
| Media type | Imprint |
| Pages | 198 (1st edition) |
| ISBN | 9789845021272 |
Deyal (Bengali: দেয়াল,Translation: Wall) is a 2015 political/historical novel by Bangladeshi writerHumayun Ahmed, based on the socio-political crisis in the aftermath of the war ofindependence of Bangladesh. It was the last novel of the writer and was published one year after his death.[1][2] The publication of the book was delayed by a High Court verdict.[3][4]
In the midst of 2011, Ahmed started writing the book and after writing the first five chapters, these parts were published inAnyadin magazine. After a long period, while he was in treatment of cancer in United States, he again started writing the novel, but he died before completing the last part of the work. The novel was written according to several well-known historical literatures following the events after the Liberation war, includingBangladesh: A Legacy of Blood byAnthony Mascarenhas.[citation needed]
Before being published, there was controversy over the accuracy of a section of the book,[6] that related to the killing ofSheikh Russel in the15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, and a case was brought in the Bangladesh High Court byAttorney GeneralMahbubey Alam. According to the high court's order, the first part of the book had to be changed and the Government was ordered to provide Humayun Ahmed with a copy of the verdict on the killing so that he might correct factual inaccuracies.[7][8]
Deyal was a best seller in the 2013Ekushey Book Fair.[9][10] In 2013, JusticesAHM Shamsuddin Choudhury andSheikh Md Zakir Hossain of theBangladesh High Court issued a verdict challenging the execution of ColonelAbu Taher in which they made references toDeyal.[11]
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