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Books Like A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

A novel of a widowed mother's fraught choices during Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence turned into one of the most acclaimed contemporary Bangladeshi literary debuts of the 21st century, launching her celebrated Bengal Trilogy

Tahmima Anam's A Golden Age became one of the most acclaimed contemporary Bangladeshi literary debuts of the 21st century. If Anam's wartime choices moved you, these eight books extend that tradition.