The Good Muslim
Navigating faith and family in a changing world
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Canongate Books
Published:3rd May '12
Should be back in stock very soon
Returning to Dhaka, Maya Haque faces the challenges of redefining her identity and beliefs in The Good Muslim, exploring faith and family amidst change.
In The Good Muslim, Maya Haque returns to her hometown of Dhaka after years away, only to find that everything she once knew has transformed. The journey home is not just a physical return but also an emotional and spiritual reckoning. As she navigates the complexities of her family relationships, she grapples with her identity as a daughter, sister, and friend. The novel delves into the expectations placed upon her by her family and society, forcing Maya to confront what it truly means to be a good Muslim in a world that has changed dramatically.
Maya's relationship with her brother becomes a focal point of her journey. He has chosen a path that starkly contrasts with her own, creating a rift that challenges her understanding of loyalty and faith. Through their interactions, The Good Muslim explores the themes of familial bonds and the struggle to reconcile personal beliefs with cultural expectations. Maya's quest for understanding leads her to question her own values and the legacy of war that looms over her family.
Ultimately, The Good Muslim is an extraordinary exploration of faith, identity, and the enduring impact of conflict on personal lives. It invites readers to reflect on the complexities of belonging and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world, making it a poignant narrative that resonates with many.
The narrative shimmers with poetry. Anam seems to be a novelist not so much luxuriating in the act of writing as in total control of it, using just the right words to create her stunning story * * Independent * *
Powerful and ambitious, The Good Muslim more than fulfils the promises of Tahmima Anam's celebrated debut, A Golden Age * * Guardian * *
An exceptional and searching look at the horrors of war * * Metro * *
A lyrical, thought-provoking, powerful meditation on belief, love and loyalty * * Easy Living * *
A major new talent * * Observer * *
A fascinating, intense and complex book * * The Lady * *
Provides some penetrating meditations on faith, war, linguistic and class hegemony, parenthood, sibling rivalry and love. One looks forward to the third volume of the trilogy. -- Claire Chambers * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Impressive . . . Anam subtly handles the clash of opposing values to produce a powerful exploration of what it means to be radicalised as well as a moving depiction of the legacy of war. The Good Muslim more than confirms the promise apparent in her Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning debut * * Financial Times * *
In this book of searing beauty, Tahmima Anam shows us a family searching for ways to navigate through the aftermath of war; in the process she takes us on an unforgettable journey through a young nation trying to define itself -- Kamila Shamsie, author of BURNT SHADOWS
What a superb novel. Its delicacy and power and breadth -- the way its compassion and grief keep complicating its anger -- I read it with heart in mouth * * Helen Garner, author of THE SPARE ROOM * *
- Short-listed for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 (UK)
- Long-listed for Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 (UK)
ISBN: 9781847679758
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight: 205g
304 pages
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