"Delicate, heart-wrenching and poetic, this is a novel of great poise
and power." --Tash Aw, author of The Harmony Silk Factory
The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family, the rise of
religious fundamentalism, and the long shadow of war from prize-winning
Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam.
In the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque
stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside he finds a young woman whose
story will haunt him for a lifetime to come.
Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister, Maya, returns home after a long
absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to
her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a
charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to
a madrasa, the conflict between brother and sister comes to a
devastating climax.