Good Muslim e-bog
78,54 DKK
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Delicate, heart-wrenching and poetic, this is a novel of great poise and power. Tash Aw, author ofThe Harmony Silk FactoryThe Good Muslimis an epic story about faith, family, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and the long shadow of war from prize-winning Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam.In the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building....
E-bog
78,54 DKK
Forlag
Harper
Udgivet
2 august 2011
Længde
320 sider
Genrer
Fiction: general and literary
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062094902
Delicate, heart-wrenching and poetic, this is a novel of great poise and power. Tash Aw, author ofThe Harmony Silk FactoryThe Good Muslimis an epic story about faith, family, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and the long shadow of war from prize-winning Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam.In the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come.Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister, Maya, returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to a madrasa, the conflict between brother and sister comes to a devastating climax.