The Golden Legend

Name: The Golden Legend
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571330751
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By Nadeem Aslam

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The Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslam delves into the intertwined lives of several characters in a post-9/11 Pakistani city. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and resilience as the protagonists face societal and religious tensions, while an underlying mystery unfolds against the backdrop of the turbulent socio-political landscape.
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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to richly layered narratives that explore themes of love, faith, and the complexities of political and religious tensions. Set against the backdrop of Pakistan, it offers a poignant exploration of personal and societal struggles, making it ideal for readers who appreciate thought-provoking and evocative storytelling.

From the acclaimed author of Maps for Lost Lovers and The Blind Man's Garden, a brave, timely, searingly beautiful novel set in contemporary Pakistan - about a community consumed by religious intolerance.

From the acclaimed author of Maps for Lost Lovers and The Blind Man's Garden, a brave, timely, searingly beautiful novel set in contemporary Pakistan - about a community consumed by religious intolerance.

Description

For weeks, someone has been broadcasting people's secrets from the minarets of the city's mosques, striking fear into the hearts of Christians and Muslims alike. Then when shots ring out on the Grand Trunk Road, and Nargis's husband, Massud, a fellow architect, is caught in the crossfire, she is unable to confess to him her greatest secret before he dies. But as the anonymous broadcasts continue, is it merely a matter of time before her past is exposed?

The Golden Legend is a timely and luminous story of corruption, resilience and the hope that only love and the human spirit can offer.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571330751

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 384

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Nadeem Aslam

About the Author

Nadeem Aslam was born in Pakistan and now lives in England. He is the author of four previous novels, most recently The Blind Man's Garden. His work has been longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and won the Kiriyama and Windham Campbell prizes and the Lannan and Encore Awards. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.