For other novels, see Golden Age (disambiguation) § Literature.
A Golden Age
Author
Tahmima Anam
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Genre
Historical novel, War novel
Publisher
John Murray (UK)
Publication date
March 2007 (UK)
Media type
Print (Hardback)
ISBN
0-7195-6010-1
OCLC
181926640
Followed by
The Good Muslim
A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh-born writer Tahmima Anam.[1] It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Liberation through the eyes of one family.[2] The novel was awarded the prize for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008. It was also shortlisted for the 2007 Guardian First Book Award. The first chapter of the novel appeared in the January 2007 edition of Granta magazine.
In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[3]
^Anam, Tahmima (2009). A golden age : a novel. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0061478758.
^Singh, Amardeep. "Review: Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age". Lehigh University (Blog). Retrieved 2015-07-22.
^"The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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