About this episode
Tahmima Anam discusses six things that should be better known, including her literary works and various cultural topics.
Tahmima Anam discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Tahmima Anam is the author of the Bengal trilogy and a recipient of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book and the O. Henry Award. Her short story ‘Garments’ was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. She is a Granta Best of Young British Novelist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she trained as an anthropologist at Harvard University and now lives in London. Her new novel is Uprising, which is a Political Fiction Book Prize Finalist for the Orwell Prize and is available at https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781837265817 . The Dirty Protest in Ireland https://theconversation.com/dirty-protests-why-irish-republican-prisoners-smeared-their-cells-with-faeces-to-make-a-political-statement-during-the-troubles-160306 Lysistrata https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/03/lysistrata-review-ancient-theatre-of-epidaurus-aristophanes-national-theatre-greece South Korea's 4B movement https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/how-the-4b-feminist-rebellion-is-taking-on-patriarchy Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's Sultana's Dream…
People in this episode
Host: Ivan Wise
Guest: Tahmima Anam
Topics covered
- literature
- feminism
- political fiction
- cultural history
- social movements
Keywords
- Tahmima Anam
- Bengal trilogy
- Uprising
- feminism
- literature
- political fiction
- Irish history
- Lysistrata
- Sultana's Dream
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, O. Henry Award, Granta, Royal Society of Literature
Books & works: Bengal trilogy, Garments, Uprising, The Dirty Protest in Ireland, Lysistrata, Sultana's Dream, Coffee Ice cream
Places: Dhaka, Bangladesh, London
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