Description
About the Book
One war often merges into another. One lonely journey subsumes the anger of a million footsteps. When Safia Begum walked out of the New Eskaton mansion in the middle of the night with her young son, to protest her husband’s second marriage, she had no idea the war …
About the Author
Born in Rangpur, Bangladesh in 1965, Anisul Hoque trained as an engineer. He, however, opted for the world of writing. A Deputy Editor on the Prothom Alo, Dhaka’s leading newspaper, he is a prolific writer in Bengali. He has written fifteen novels, a collection of poems and a considerable volume of nonfiction. He secured his position on the literary landscape of his country with the publication of Ma in 2003. A bestseller in Bangladesh, it has so far run into forty-four editions. In 2009 the book won the Citi-Ananda Alo award for best fiction. Freedom’s Mother is the English translation of Ma.
Media Reviews
Hindu Business Line – Love and loss – Click here
The Pioneer – Mother Bangladesh – Click here
The Asian Age – The Write Word – Click here
The Hindu – Book on Bangladesh war released – Click here
The Daily Star – The price of freedom – Click here
Virat Vaibhav – Bangladesh ke muktisangraam par banegi bollywood film – Click here
Mint – Mother courage – Click here
Times of India – Allow History to Settle Down – Click here
Times of India – Amita Gokhale – Click here
Freedom’s Mother – Birth Pangs – Click here