Uprising
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Uprising
An earth-shattering drama of resistance and female power, Uprising gives voice to the silenced through the story of a revolution no one saw coming.
A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN
'Captivating, gripped me from the first page' — ELIF SHAFAK
'An unflinching, violent storm of a novel' — TASH AW
'Extraordinary' — SALMAN RUSHDIE
'A dark, brazen fairytale' — LEILA ABOULELA
'Part holy legend, part undeniable, illuminating prophecy of how we will overcome' — V.V. GANESHANANTHAN
Any moment now, we would grow up, and we would become them, waking late and hungry and with a job that had no name
On a desolate, sinking island, a group of children witness their mothers living lives of cruelty and servitude.
Bought and sold by Amma, the sadistic madam who was once herself sold into slavery, the women have learned to accept their fate. Yet their children weave fantastic tales of escape, imagining that someday they will leave the island and enjoy a life of freedom.
When Kusum Khan, a young, educated woman from the city, is forcibly brought to the island, she too is subjected to Amma's violent induction. Yet Kusum refuses to yield, and soon the collective complacency of her fellow prisoners turns into a ferocity and defiance. Together, they begin a rebellion that will upend their island, their world and the very order of things.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837265817
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 141.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 317g
Pages: 208
About the Author
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. Her short story 'Garments' was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story 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.
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