She grew up in paris, new york and bangkok, attended harvard university, and now lives in london. The good muslim is a historical fiction that follows the lives of a family during the bangladesh war of independence and two decades beyond. Introduction delicate, heartwrenching and poetic, this is a novel ofgreat poise and power. In a golden age,tahmima anam chronicled bangladeshs war for independence through the story of rehana haque, a. Her first novel, a golden age, was shortlisted for the guardian first book award and the costa first novel prize, and was the winner of the 2008 commonwealth writers prize for best first book. From the awardwinning, nationally bestselling author of a golden age and the good muslim comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins. Pdf the conflicts between the secular and the religious. The good muslim more than confirms the promise apparent in her commonwealth writers prizewinning debut financial times in this book of searing beauty, tahmima anam shows us a family searching for ways to navigate through the aftermath of war. Tahmima anam is a famous british writer, who was born in bangladesh.
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