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'''Tahmima Anam''' ({{lang-bn|তাহমিমা আনাম}}; born 1975) is a [[Bangladesh]]i writer and novelist. Her first novel, ''[[A Golden Age]]'', was published by [[John Murray (publisher)|John Murray]] in 2007 and was the Best First Book winner of the 2008 [[Commonwealth Writers' Prize]].
'''Tahmima Anam''' ({{lang-bn|তাহমিমা আনাম}}; born 1975) is a [[Bangladesh]]i [[writer]], [[novel]]ist and [[columnist]]. Her first novel, ''[[A Golden Age]]'', was published by [[John Murray (publisher)|John Murray]] in 2007 and was the Best First Book winner of the 2008 [[Commonwealth Writers' Prize]].


Tahmima’s first novel, ‘A Golden Age’ was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Costa First Novel Prize, and was the winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. The follow up novel ‘The Good Muslim’ was nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.
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== Education ==
Tahmima Anam was born in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], and grew up in [[Paris]], [[New York City]], and [[Bangkok]], as a consequence of her father’s career with the [[Unicef]].<ref name="interview">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/02/25/stanam125.xml The outsider], [[The Daily Telegraph]].</ref> She completed her undergraduate education at [[Mount Holyoke College]] in 1997. She trained as an [[anthropologist]], earning a PhD from [[Harvard University]], USA. In 2005 she completed an MA in [[Creative Writing]] at [[Royal Holloway]], [[University of London]]. Anam is the recipient of a Writing Fellowship from the [[Arts Council of England]]. She presently lives in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], London.


http://bbpower100.com/women/
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== Career ==
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Tahmima Anam's first novel was published in March, 2007, by [[John Murray]]. She picked the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] as her first subject to write the novel ''[[A Golden Age]]''. Anam was inspired by her parents who were freedom fighters during the war.<ref>[http://www.thebookseller.com/?pid=2&did=21510 Bookseller report on Tahmima Anam]</ref> Tahmima also researched the war which covered the central part of her post graduation. For the benefit of her research, she stayed in Bangladesh for two years and interviewed hundreds of war fighters. She also worked on the set of [[Tareque Masud|Tareque]] and [[Catherine Masud]]’s critically acclaimed film ''[[Matir Moina]]'' (''The Clay Bird'') which reflects the happenings during that war.<ref>Prothom Alo, January 13, 2007. In these days she got some fans from North America; including San Francisco for her book</ref>


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==Background==
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As of 2008, Anam, a [[London]]er, is author and contributing editor of ''[[New Statesman]]'' of UK.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tahmimaanam</ref>
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Tahmima Anam comes from an illustrious literary family in Bangladesh. Her father [[Mahfuz Anam]] is the editor and publisher of ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'', an English-language newspaper in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="culturebase">{{cite news |last=Bergquist|first=Karin|url=http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1271|title=Mahfuz Anam|location= |work= |publisher=''culturebase.net''|date=2007|accessdate=31 January 2007}} Outspoken editor from Bangladesh</ref> Her grandfather [[Abul Mansur Ahmed]] was a satirist and politician whose works in Bengali remain popular to this day.<ref name="banglapedia">{{cite news |last=Bergquist|first=Karin|url=http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/A_0107.HTM|title=Biography of Abul Mansur Ahmed|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Banglapedia]]''|date= |accessdate=21 January 2007}}</ref>


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==Education==
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Her second novel ''[[The Good Muslim]]'', a sequel to ''[[A Golden Age]]'', was published in 2011. It was nominated for the 2011 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] longlist.
Anam was born in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], and grew up in [[Paris]], [[New York City]], and [[Bangkok]], as a consequence of her father’s career with the [[Unicef]].<ref name="interview">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/02/25/stanam125.xml|title=The outsider|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date= |accessdate=10 March 2007}}</ref>


In 1997, Anam completed her undergraduate education at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. She trained as an [[Anthropology|anthropologist]], earning a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from [[Harvard University]] in [[United States]]. In 2005, she completed an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[Creative Writing]] at [[Royal Holloway, University of London|Royal Holloway]], [[University of London]]. Anam is the recipient of a Writing Fellowship from the [[Arts Council of England]].
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== Background ==

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Anam comes from an illustrious literary family in Bangladesh. Her father [[Mahfuz Anam]] is the editor and publisher of ''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]'', an English-language newspaper in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="culturebase">Bergquist, Karin, [http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?1271 Outspoken editor from Bangladesh], Culturebase.net.</ref> Her grandfather [[Abul Mansur Ahmed]] was a satirist and politician whose works in Bengali remain popular to this day.<ref name="bpedia">[http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/A_0107.HTM Biography of Abul Mansur Ahmed], [[Banglapedia]]</ref>
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==Career==
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In March 2007, Anam’s first novel was published by [[John Murray]]. She picked the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] as her first subject to write the novel ''[[A Golden Age]]''. Anam was inspired by her parents who were freedom fighters during the war.<ref name="thebookseller">{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/?pid=2&did=21510|title=Bookseller report on Tahmima Anam|date= |accessdate=1 January 2007 }}</ref> Tahmima also researched the war which covered the central part of her post graduation. For the benefit of her research, she stayed in Bangladesh for two years and interviewed hundreds of war fighters. She also worked on the set of [[Tareque Masud|Tareque]] and [[Catherine Masud]]’s critically acclaimed film ''[[Matir Moina]]'' (''The Clay Bird'') which reflects the happenings during that war.<ref name="prothomalo">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= |title=The outsider|location= |work= |publisher=''Prothom Alo''|date=13 January 2007|accessdate= }}</ref>

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As of 2008, Anam, is author and contributing editor of ''[[New Statesman]]'' of UK.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tahmimaanam|title=Tahmima Anam|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=14 August 2007|accessdate=22 December 2009}}</ref>
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In 2011, her second novel ''[[The Good Muslim]]'' a sequel to ''[[A Golden Age]]'' was published. It was nominated for the 2011 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] longlist.

==Personal life==
In September 2010, Anam married an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]] from [[New Hampshire]] she met at [[Harvard University]].<ref name="bookslut">{{cite news |last=Hong|first=Terry|url=http://www.bookslut.com/features/2011_07_017958.php|title=An Interview with Tahmima Anam|location= |work= |publisher=''Bookslut''|date=July 2011|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> She currently resides in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[London]].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
===Articles and Short Stories===
===Articles and Short Stories===
*[[Bangladesh]] at the crossroads. (18 March 2011) [[Financial Times]].
*Bangladesh at the crossroads. ''[[Financial Times]]''. 18 March 2011
*Happy 40th birthday, [[Bangladesh]]. (24 March 2011)[[The Guardian]].
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/24/bangladesh-at-40 Happy 40th birthday, Bangladesh]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 24 March 2011
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s legacy lies in the freedom-seeking women of his fiction. (6 May 2011) [[The Independent]].
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/rabindranath-tagores-legacy-lies-in-the-freedomseeking-women-of-his-fiction-2279473.html Rabindranath Tagore’s legacy lies in the freedom-seeking women of his fiction]. ''[[The Independent]]''. 6 May 2011
*An education: Inside [[Bangladesh]]'s madrasas. (20 May 2011) [[The Guardian]].
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/21/inside-madrasa-for-girls-bangladesh-tahmima-anam An education: Inside Bangladesh’s madrasas]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 20 May 2011
*My hero Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. (27 May 2011) [[The Guardian]].
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/28/rokeya-sakhawat-hossain-hero-tahmima-anam My hero Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 27 May 2011


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[A Golden Age]].'' (2007) [[John Murray]].
*''[[A Golden Age]]''. (2007). [[John Murray]].
* ''[[The Good Muslim]].'' (2011) John Murray.
*''[[The Good Muslim]]''. (2011). John Murray.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of British Bangladeshis]]
*[[British Bangladeshi]]
*[[List of British Bangladeshis]]
*[[List of Muslim writers and poets]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.tahmima.com/ Tahmina's Official Website]
*[http://www.tahmima.com/ Official Website]
*{{twitter|tahmima}}
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* [http://www.newagebd.com/slate/2007/feb/03.html "Daughter of A Golden Age"] ''Slate''
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*[http://www.authortrek.com/tahmima_anam_page.html profile on authortrek]
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* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/02/25/stanam125.xml "The outsider"] ''The Telegraph''
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*[http://www.newagebd.com/slate/2007/feb/03.html Daughter of A Golden Age]. ''Slate''. 3 February 2007
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* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1957367,00.html "New fiction star taps Bangladeshi roots"] ''The Observer''
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/02/25/stanam125.xml]. ''[[The Telegraph]]''. 25 February 2007
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* [http://www.authortrek.com/tahmima_anam_page.html profile on authortrek]
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*Thorpe, Vanessa. [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1957367,00.html New fiction star taps Bangladeshi roots]. ''[[The Observer]]''. 26 November 2006


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Revision as of 23:37, 1 May 2012

Tahmina Anam
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Abul Mansur Ahmed
(paternal grandfather)
Website
http://www.tahmima.com/

Tahmima Anam (

Commonwealth Writers' Prize
.

Tahmima’s first novel, ‘A Golden Age’ was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Costa First Novel Prize, and was the winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. The follow up novel ‘The Good Muslim’ was nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.

http://bbpower100.com/women/

Background

Tahmima Anam comes from an illustrious literary family in Bangladesh. Her father

Abul Mansur Ahmed was a satirist and politician whose works in Bengali remain popular to this day.[2]

Education

Anam was born in

Unicef.[3]

In 1997, Anam completed her undergraduate education at

Arts Council of England
.

Career

In March 2007, Anam’s first novel was published by John Murray. She picked the Bangladesh Liberation War as her first subject to write the novel A Golden Age. Anam was inspired by her parents who were freedom fighters during the war.[4] Tahmima also researched the war which covered the central part of her post graduation. For the benefit of her research, she stayed in Bangladesh for two years and interviewed hundreds of war fighters. She also worked on the set of Tareque and Catherine Masud’s critically acclaimed film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) which reflects the happenings during that war.[5]

As of 2008, Anam, is author and contributing editor of New Statesman of UK.[6]

In 2011, her second novel The Good Muslim a sequel to A Golden Age was published. It was nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist.

Personal life

In September 2010, Anam married an

inventor from New Hampshire she met at Harvard University.[7] She currently resides in Kilburn, London
.

Bibliography

Articles and Short Stories

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ Bergquist, Karin (2007). "Mahfuz Anam". culturebase.net. Retrieved 31 January 2007. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Outspoken editor from Bangladesh
  2. ^ Bergquist, Karin. "Biography of Abul Mansur Ahmed". Banglapedia. Retrieved 21 January 2007. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The outsider". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2007. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Bookseller report on Tahmima Anam". Retrieved 1 January 2007.
  5. ^ "The outsider". Prothom Alo. 13 January 2007. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Tahmima Anam". The Guardian. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Hong, Terry (July 2011). "An Interview with Tahmima Anam". Bookslut. Retrieved 1 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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