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A Golden Age
AuthorTahmima Anam
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel, War novel
PublisherJohn Murray (UK)
Publication dateMarch 2007 (UK)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
ISBN0-7195-6010-1
OCLC181926640
Followed byThe Good Muslim 

A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh-born writer


Characters

  • Rehana Haque: The main character
  • Sohail: Rehana's son
  • Maya: Rehana's daughter
  • Mrs. Chowdhury: Rehana's friend and neighbor
  • Silvi: Mrs. Chowdhury's daughter and a love interest of Sohail's
  • Sharmeen: Maya's Friend who was raped in the war
  • Iqbal Haque: Rehana's dead husband
  • The Major: Rehana's love interest
  • Sabeer: Silvi's fiance.
  • Mr and Mrs. Sengupta: Rehana's Hindu tenants at Shona
  • Mrs.Rahman and Mrs.Akram: Rehanas neighbours and fellow 'sewing sisters'
  • Faiz Haque : Rehana's brother in law
  • Parveen Haque : Faiz's wife

Reception

Clemency Burton-Hill of The Guardian described A Golden Age as a "stunning debut". There has been criticism of factual inaccuracies in the book.

References

  1. Burton-Hill, Clemency. "And ne'er the twain shall meet". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. Gorra, Michael. "Birth of a Nation". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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