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- Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism. In the chaos of this era, everyone—from student protesters to the country's leaders, from rickshaw'wallahs to the army's soldiers—must make choices.
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A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh-born writer Tahmima Anam. It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Liberation through the eyes of one family. The novel was awarded the prize for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008. It was also shortlisted for the 2007 Guardian First Book Award.
- Tahmima Anam
- 2007
Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism. The first volume in a planned trilogy. As young widow Rehana Haque awakes one March morning, she might be forgiven for feeling happy.
Worse, Pakistani citizens are dying – leaders, angry militants and innocent bystanders alike. First-time novelist Tahmima Anam has written a story of another tumultuous season in Pakistan's recent history, the transition of East Pakistan to independent Bangladesh.
Jan 27, 2008 · “A Golden Age” opens in 1959 with the words of a widow to her dead husband: “I lost our children today.” Rehana Haque, a young woman from an aristocratic but impoverished Calcutta family, has...
A Golden Age. Tahmina Anam, the author of this first novel, begins powerfully: “Dear Husband, I lost our children today.”. The voice is that of Rehanna, a young widow who has been forced to hand her children to her brother-in-law because she has no money.
A story of passion and revolution, of family, friendship and unexpected heroism, A Golden Age depicts the chaos of an era and the choices everyone—from student protesters to the country's leaders, from rickshaw wallahs to the army's soldiers—must make.
Jan 11, 2008 · Anam's first novel, A Golden Age, revolves around a family headed by a widow named Rehana — a character inspired by Anam's grandmother and the small but remarkable role she played in...
