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Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age

Tahmima Anam answers readers' questions about her award winning novel, A Golden Age which follows a family during the Bangladesh War of Independence.

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam is set fifty years ago, during the Bangladesh War of Independence. The conflict is seen through the eyes of Rehana, a fiercely protective mother, whose children join the fighting. Rehana, though not a natural revolutionary, becomes involved in the conflict herself, determined to do whatever it takes to keep her family intact.
Tahmima Anam joins James Naughtie to answer questions from readers about this powerful, award winning book.

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Thu 5 Aug 2021 15:30

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  • Sun 1 Aug 2021 16:00
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