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. 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.
Tahmima Anam
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Tahmima Anam’s cultural highlights
The author on Namwali Serpell's exquisite book On Morrison, finding an outlet in Apple TV's Shrinking, the film The Tale of the Princess Kaguya by Isao Takahata and the pure joy of AR Rahman x Rushil Ranjan in concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
12th August 2026
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Time after time
Tahmina Anam's astutely crafted story turns linear time on its head, confronting the idea of the path not taken.
14th December 2022
Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam is a novelist, born in Bangladesh, who now lives in London.
Image credit: Tahmima Anam by Abeer Y. Hoque