While deceit and cruelty occur, these stories are suffused with love and compassion that most often motivate action. A remarkable debut, in which fiction vividly portrays specific events in history. The Storm ends up as a richly realized, instructive tale about what to do with people set adrift by major disturbances, and about filtering broad strokes of storm data to study individual people who follow some rules and break others to find security and do what they think is right.
Laced with symbols and mysterious mementos—like a sash left by a Japanese soldier that is later discovered by a studious Hindu girl, and a fishing boat painted with eyes—chapters swell to suspenseful endings that dovetail with each other.
From visa troubles and Hindu-Muslim relations to child custody and starvation, Anwar tackles the gamut of modern challenges with style and care. Anwar has challenged himself by weaving together, in a definite narrative design, characters from these countries who come from very diverse backgrounds Much of the charm and power of The Storm lies in negotiating this push and pull between the hero and the trickster, the magical and the mundane — and Anwar has handled it beautifully.
Anwar takes it further, much further, by creating an impressive cast of characters with lives and fortunes that intersect in unexpected ways with Bangladesh's history. From Washington, D. A panoramic, multigenerational saga set against the backdrop of Bangladesh's violent birth as an independent nation. This first novel will touch and astound readers. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. Sign up and get a free ebook! About The Book. Reading Group Guide.
Building to a series of revelatory and moving climaxes, it shows the many ways in which families love, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another. Read More Read More. Additional Information. Average rating from 1 member. See all member reviews. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use the site, you are agreeing to our cookie policy. You'll also find information about how we protect your personal data in our privacy policy.
I agree. You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. Atria Books. General Fiction Adult Literary Fiction. Shahryar, a recent PhD graduate and father of nine-year-old Anna, must leave the US when his visa expires. That story intersects with those of a Japanese pilot, a British doctor stationed in Burma during World War II, and a privileged couple in Calcutta who leaves everything behind to move to East Pakistan following the Partition of India.
Inspired by the Bhola cyclone, in which half a million-people perished overnight, the structure of this riveting novel mimics the storm itself. Building to a series of revelatory and moving climaxes, it shows the many ways in which families love, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another. Read More Read More. Additional Information. Average rating from 9 members. See all member reviews. Readers who liked this book also liked:. Mediocre 01 Dec Dark Secret 18 Feb
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