দ্য গুড মুসলিম

The Good Muslim

লেখক	Tahmima Anam
দেশ	United Kingdom
ভাষা	English
ধরন	Historical novel, Romance novel, Domestic fiction
প্রকাশক	HarperCollins
আইএসবিএন	৯৭৮-০-০৬-১৪৭৮৭৬-৫

দ্যা গুড মুসলিম তাহমিমা আনামের লেখা একটি উপন্যাস।এটি তাঁর লেখা প্রথম উপন্যাস A Golden Age এর  পরিশিষ্ট।এই গল্পে একটি যুদ্ধের বিশ্বাস ও পরিবারকে দেখানো হয়েছে।

Plot summary

The central characters of the novel are Maya and Sohail. While A Golden Age tells their story before and during the liberation war of Bangladesh, the Good Muslim tells their story a decade after the war. Separated during the war, Maya met her brother, Sohail a decade after the war. Meantime, Sohail became a charismatic religious leader whereas Maya was trying to pursue her revolutionary ideals. When Sohail decided to send his son to a madarsa, a conflict grew between brother and sister and the conflict leads the story to a devastating climax.

Critical reception

Initial reviews for the Good Muslim are mostly positive. Valerie Miner of Los Angeles Times said “The Good Muslim brims with gripping narrative, absorbing history and Shakespearean moral conundrums. . . .a timely drama about the unpredictable effects of religious zealotry and political violence as well as A keen examination of survival and forgiveness.” Praising the novel The Guardian said "Powerful and ambitious, The Good Muslim more than fulfills the promises of Tahmima Anam's celebrated debut, A Golden Age". In a starred review Publishers Weekly said praising the narrative technique of Anam that in a "gripping and beautifully written" novel, "from historical, political, and social tragedy, Anam has fashioned a mesmerizing story capturing a culture and a time". According to Ophelia Field of The Daily Telegraph, this second part of Anam's "projected trilogy" which begins with A Golden Age "confirms Anam as one of our most important novelists."

″Anam has successfully handled a grim theme with consummate skill. The novel is full of strong emotional undercurrents and intense passions. At times, it is too real and looks like a memoir rather than work of fiction. However, it will find a pride of place in any discussion on how individuals’ reactions to war and violence may differ in an attempt to find solace and reconcile with the self. It also offers a case study of one who has turned into a fundamentalist, or allegedly so, which is significant especially at a time when the world has been witnessing a rise in fundamentalism of various hues in many countries doomed to be war zones.″

It was shortlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.