Tahmima Anam

Sabiha Huq (Khulna University)

Ed. by Niaz Zaman, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

Born 8 Oct 1975

Places

Born in Bangladesh
Active in Bangladesh

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Novelist

Resources

Tahmima Anam is a prominent Bangladeshi-born writer writing in English. She is a British citizen, and lives in London. A keen observer of contemporary life and a talented critic, she regularly writes for prominent British dailies. Her novels on the Bangladesh Liberation War, popularly called the ‘Bengal trilogy’, have established her as one of the best living young writers of our time.

Anam was born on 8 October 1975 in Dhaka in a well-reputed Muslim family. Her paternal grandfather, Abul Mansur Ahmed (1898 - 1979), a renowned politician, writer and journalist, was a recipient of the noted Bangla Academy Literary Award and Independence Day Award. His book Amar Dekha Rajnitir Panchash Bachhar [The 50 Years of …

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Citation: Huq, Sabiha. "Tahmima Anam". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 June 2021 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14555, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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