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Subimal Misra (born 20 June 1943) is a Bengali novelist, short story writer and essayist. He is known as a maverick and audacious experimentalist in contemporary Bengali literature. Many of contemporary writers are Misra's fans and inspired by Misra's writings. Misra is recognized as the most important writer in Bengali in the field of little magazine. Heavily influenced by Jean-Luc Godard, Subimal Misra uses various cinematic techniques, like montage, jump-cut etc., in his literary works. Godard mentioned him as 'Godard of literature'.