Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam (Bengali: তাহমিমা আনাম; born 8 October 1975) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, novelist and columnist. Her first novel, A Golden Age (2007), was the Best First Book winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prizes. Her follow-up novel, The Good Muslim, was nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. She is the granddaughter of Abul Mansur Ahmed and daughter of Mahfuz Anam.
Tahmima Anam | |
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Anam at the Free Word Centre, London in November 2015 | |
| Native name | তাহমিমা আনাম |
| Born | 8 October 1975 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, columnist |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College (BA) Harvard University (PhD) Royal Holloway, University of London (MA) |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable works | A Golden Age The Good Muslim The Bones of Grace |
| Spouse |
Roland O. Lamb (m. 2010) |
| Relatives | Mahfuz Anam (father) Abul Mansur Ahmed (paternal grandfather) |
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