Abol Tabol

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Abol Tabol is a celebrated collection of Bengali nonsense verse and illustrations by Sukumar Ray, renowned for its playful language, absurd humor, and enduring influence on Bengali literature.

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Abol Tabol canonical 2
আবোল তাবোল 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poetry collection ⓘ
author Sukumar Ray ⓘ
containsIllustrationsBy Sukumar Ray ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
createdBy Sukumar Ray ⓘ
culturalSignificance classic of Bengali literature ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
nonsense verse ⓘ
hasAudience Bengali-speaking readers ⓘ
hasForm illustrated book ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
hasIllustrationStyle cartoon-like drawings ⓘ
hasLegacy considered a landmark in Indian children's books ⓘ
widely memorized and recited in Bengal ⓘ
hasReception critically acclaimed in Bengali literature ⓘ
hasStyle rhymed verse ⓘ
wordplay-heavy diction ⓘ
hasTheme nonsense and absurdity ⓘ
playful subversion of logic ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
hasTranslation English translations ⓘ
other Indian language translations ⓘ
hasWorkExample Huko Mukho Hangla ⓘ
Khichuri ⓘ
Pagla Dashu-related verses ⓘ
illustrationAuthor Sukumar Ray ⓘ
influenced Bengali children's literature ⓘ
Bengali nonsense poetry ⓘ
later Bengali humorists ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
literaryMovement nonsense literature tradition ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
notableFor absurd humor ⓘ
invented words and neologisms ⓘ
playful language ⓘ
satirical undertones ⓘ
originalPublisher U. Ray and Sons ⓘ
originalScript Bengali script ⓘ
partOf Bengali literary canon ⓘ
placeOfPublication Calcutta ⓘ
publicationYear 1923 ⓘ
relatedWork HaJaBaRaLa ⓘ
Pagla Dashu ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
general readers ⓘ
timeOfCreation early 20th century ⓘ

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Sukumar Ray → notableWork → Abol Tabol ⓘ
সুকুমার রায় → notableWork → আবোল তাবোল ⓘ
linked to: Abol Tabol
HaJaBaRaLa → relatedWorkByAuthor → Abol Tabol ⓘ