Anwara Syed Haq
Anwara Syed Haq
is a significant writer of Bangla Literature. She was born 1940 in the town
of Jessore. Her
publications consist of twenty-five novels, five books of poetry, ten collections
of short stories, eight collections of essays, three autobiography volumes, two
collections of travel writing, and forty fictional stories for young readers. Being
a renowned psychiatrist by profession she has been praised
for using her knowledge of human psychology beautifully in her writings. Many of her novels are set in Dhaka and London where she spent much of her
time. For her contribution to literature she has received a handful of awards including
the prestigious Bangla Academy Award in 2010.
Anthologies featuring Anwara Syed Haq
The Book of Dhaka
Stories taken from the bustling, chaotic city of Dhaka by ten talented writers. At their core, these stories are of quintessential human relationships and motivations that would have resonance in virtually any part of the world.