A golden age tahmima anam review6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The novel has a very romanticised notion of our capital city, Dhaka and any reader residing in Dhaka will get goosebumps when their own streets are described in the context of our liberation war of 1971. But with the passing of time, she has her own sense of belonging with the concept of Bangladesh and gets increasingly involved in the war efforts by helping the freedom fighters in various ways. Rehana being from a previous generation fails to totally grasp the concept of nationhood that is in her children and suffers from a bit of identity crisis as she doesn’t understand the war. Rehana being a widowed woman has two children who are very much involved with various events of the war. ![]() The lead protagonist of the novel is a woman named Rehana Haque and the whole story is depicted from her point of view. The novel has received worldwide acclaim for being an accurate depiction of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. ‘A Golden Age’ is the first novel written by Tahmima Anam, a renowned British Writer who has her roots in Bangladesh. ![]()
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