Mark Caldwell & Peter Murray from the UK, Ekleund from Sweden, Mustafizur Rahman, Shamim Wahid, Delwar Hossain, Mohamed Delwar Hossain, Amir Khosroo, Taufik Ul-Islam, Amimul Ehsan Kabir, Imran Khan, Md. S A Samad, ex-CSP, currently Chairman, Bangladseh Board of Investment, laboured a lot in improving my draft. Golam Mostofa proposed me to write something in English about our independence struggle. My wife Rifat Reza and my senior colleague Mr.
I am indebted to a number of distinguished persons for their contribution in getting this book written and published. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.Īny people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,Īnd such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.īecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. Ahmed is well-versed in the politics and history of his subject matter. This history informs the escalation of the conflict into a prolonged campaign of violence by the state military against East Pakistan’s Bengali and Hindu populations.Īhmed shifts the narrative between various characters on both sides of the divide. This work of historical fiction chronicles the events that led to East Pakistan declaring its independence of what is now Bangladesh. It will leave readers feeling empathy for the Bangladeshi people’s suffering on their path toward independence. It is a novel of hope as well, finding beauty in the wake of incredible horror Īhmed’s ambitious novel is a story of healing and humanity triumphing over retribution and despair. I look forward to more of this writer’s work.” The direct and literal translation of some conversations from Bengali reminds one of Hemingway’s literal translations of Spanish conversations, which serves to bring one more closely into a different world - a world of pain, suffering and ultimately, deliverance. In the matter-of-fact way the story unfolds, there is a tone of understatement which actually brings home the horror of that time in a vivid way.
It is an extraordinary story, told in a balanced, impartial way, in spite of the terrible things done to those who wished only to speak their own language, in their own country, and who wished to be masters of their own destiny. “I had spent some time in Bangladesh, but knew little about the country’s tortured, difficult birth, until I read this book.
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