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A Golden Age

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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. It will be interesting too, to see if and how Anam's writing style has changed for this book that has come out 3 years after the first one.

The central theme here, in the book about Bangladesh, is that all can be sacrificed except her children.e. the split between East and West Pakistan in 1971, the central theme is a mother’s efforts to save her children. A widow, Rehana, is the central character, suddenly having to navigate revolutionary children, a sudden turn against Bengali nationalism, and an opportunistic brother in law. She had married a man she had not expected to love; loved a man she had not expected to lose; lived a life of moderation, a life of few surprises. Yet, her novel which is set mainly in Dhaka during 1971 gave me the feeling that she had been an eye-witness of those troubled times. I've had this book since I found it on paperbackswap in 2012, so it's been on my shelf for a while too.

Then, I did not understand, Why maya, who is a member of communist party and a supporter of Mukti Judha did not want to shelter Major!About the birth of India, it also covers the separation of Pakistan and Bangladesh but in a much more vivid, interesting way. She is a single mother; her children are in their late teens and are part of the struggle for independence. Ca poveste, romanul este frumos, vocea Rehanei te atrage intr-o istorisire simpla, o descriere usor naiva a unor evenimente dramatice (cand profesori si intelectuali erau executati la Universitate, personajele noastre mananca byiriani si o casatoresc pe Sylvie). This one is told from the view point of a widow during the war between east and west Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh and her experiences.

Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan before its fight for independence from Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Although Rehana and her children love poetry, the text doesn't seem infused with it, and the style of narrative structure is conventionally linear and climactic. The Major: Guerrilla commander, injured in secret operation and brought to Rehana's house to be nursed back to health by Rehana and then becomes Rehana's love interest. Throughout the novel you will not be able to differentiate the seasons, day or night, morning and noon, afternoon and evening. Povestea de viata a Rehanei este foarte interesanta, ea, asa cum se descrie fiind intai de toate o mama.The book ends 16 December 1971, the day that the treaty is signed and Bangladesh gained their independence.

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