ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A Golden Age is the first novel of the Bangladesh-born writer Tahmima Anam. It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Independence through the eyes of one family. The novel was awarded the prize for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2008.

Detailed explanation-2: -Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism. In the chaos of this era, everyone-from student protesters to the country’s leaders, from rickshaw’wallahs to the army’s soldiers-must make choices.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Golden Age was Tahmima Anam’s first book and it’s not at all surprising to learn that it won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book in 2008. It is stunning. Anam has set her story mostly in the revolution that saw Bengal split from Pakistan to become Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tahmima’s “Garments” is a story about the helplessness of women – how they are forced to become sexual objects to men and how they are oppressed. Such is the life of Bangladeshi women. This is their reality. Almost every woman – regardless of her social class and level of education – is vulnerable.