Magician Jewel Aich was a close friend of prolific writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed. They both made some great and beautiful memories together, which the artiste still cherishes.

On the occasion of the tenth death anniversary of the magician of words, Jewel shared his favourite book of Humayun Ahmed, in a recent interview with The Daily Star.

"When it comes to his writings, it's tough to talk about one specific book that I loved.

I think I would choose the book "Jochona O Jononir Golpo" -- it was based on our Liberation War. I don't think any Bengali writer had ever written any book on 1971 in such a broad scale, touching the hearts of readers and made them cry. This is my favourite book of his.

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One of the best things about his writings was, he always wrote in such a way that everybody can understand, and can relate to. This is the important thing to attract the readers. I could even laugh in pain, whenever I read his books. Not many people have his ability – he had that power over people.

I also loved his book "Badshah Namdar". I can't explain in words how much I loved this book. All the events of the Mughal dynasty came alive in front of my eyes, when I read the book. Perhaps that's why he was called the "magician of words", because he made the stories alive through his writing.

There was no way you can leave without finishing his books at one go. I couldn't even concentrate on other works, if I left without finishing his books. That's how his books have touched my heart and the millions of his readers.

He created two immortal characters, Himu and Misir Ali, which I loved very much. Himu was a unique character who had the quality to shock people with his interesting talks.

The appeal of Humayun Ahmed's writing will never end because he has portrayed the life of the middle-class people with such grace in his writing that made him the magician of Bengali literature."