A Golden Age

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As it is though, it is a book rife with big names, and big events and big, lofty ideals that can't ever be bothered with the dirt and strife that are real lives. The central character, Rehana Haque, widowed mother of two children, was originally from Lahore in the western half of Pakistan, but has lived in Dhaka, the eastern Bengali capital since her marriage.

Anam's skill at gradually building a sense of doom was quite impressive - I almost couldn't read the last few pages. Rehana Haque is a woman born in Kolkata, widow of a Pakistani, and mother of Bangladeshi freedom fighters stuck in a war for a country she struggles to identify with.

The book is more about the personal life of Rehana Haque and her son Sohail and daughter Maya than about the happenings of 1971.

I'm sure many people in the world are unaware of the magnitude of horror that took place in our small country.Razboiul de independenta ii gaseste pe acestia doi studenti, cu viziuni comuniste, dornici sa se implice in razboiul de independenta. From all that we see of it in the news over here in Canada, you would think the country is in a perpetual state of flood/disaster/famine. It also effectively illustrates the strength of maternal love, and the lengths a woman will go to to protect her children. The denouement left me slightly annoyed, but despite that, it was a beautifully written story in prose that flowed like music on paper.

The book was originally published in the United Kingdom by Canongate Books, [14] and then later published in the United States by HarperCollins. But civil conflict is brewing, a conflict that will lead to Bangladeshi independence, but will also lead to terrible violence and countless individual tragedies.The Good Muslim, a sequel to A Golden Age, was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2011. The story falters when it isn't tagging along with the fantastical events of what actually happened. She's never analytical, and not particularly reflective so I construct her character and those of others in her life mainly from their behaviour, which often isn't that illuminating. Her father, Mahfuz Anam, edits and publishes an English language newspaper, has chaired the Asia news Network, and is actively involved in media and political life in Bangladesh. I've had this book since I found it on paperbackswap in 2012, so it's been on my shelf for a while too.