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A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh born writer Tahmima Anam. It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Independence through the eyes of one family. The novel was recently profiled in The Guardian and The Bookseller. The first chapter of the novel appears in the January 2007 edition of Granta magazine.
[edit] Plot summary
The plot of the novel described the true story of writers’ grandmother during the war of liberation. During the war her grandma helped the fighters by protecting their ammunitions. Once when army came to her house and threatened that they would take the youngest son of the family if she do not give them the information about the fighters.. She somehow successfully tackled them. The person who portrayed the character is named Rehana Haque. The story also covered the inner conflict of Rehana as she lost the custody of her children after her husbands death. Along with her desparate attempt to win the mind of their children, she also tried to protect them as they got involved in the war.
[edit] Characters
- Rehana Haque: The main charachter.
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