- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (30 Mar 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140240519
- ISBN-13: 978-0140240511
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 48,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lajja, the controversial novel by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, is a savage indictment of religious extremism and man's inhumanity to man. The Duttas--Sudhamoy, Kironmoyee, and their two children, Suranjan and Maya--have lived in Bangladesh all their lives. Despite being part of the country's small Hindu community, that is terrorized at every opportunity by Muslim fundamentalists, they refuse to leave their country, as most of their friends and relatives have done. Sudhamoy, an atheist, believes with a naive mix of optimism and idealism that his motherland will not let him down...And then, on 6 December 1992, the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in India is demolished by a mob of Hindu fundamentalists. The world condemns the incident, but its fallout is felt most acutely in Bangladesh, where Muslim mobs begin to seek out and attack the Hindus...The nightmare inevitably arrives at the Duttas' doorstep--and their world begins to fall apart...Unremittingly dark and menacing, the novel exposes the mindless bloodthirstiness of fundamentalism and brilliantly captures the insanity of violence in our time.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
wow. a book that shows how evil people can be. a novella with some true historical documentation embedded within, as well being a story about a family.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is about how religious fundamentalism affects normal people and the society they live in.The story line is set against the Babri Masjid demolition by Hindu fundamentalist on 6th December 1992 at Ayodhayain India.The fall-out of this incident on minority Hindus in neighbouring Banglaedesh has been told through Duttas family-Sudhmoy ,Kironmyee and their two children ,Suranjan and Maya.The way each member observes ,interprets and responds to religious extremism unfolding in front of them can give an insight into how people cope with such situations individually and i must say author has beautifully penned these emotions.You have -the idealist Sudhamoy,head of the family ,who till the end clings to his motherland , disillusioned Suranjan(son) who slowly starts questioning everything which he thought he had understood and emotionally locked up Kironmyee(Sudhmoy's wife) -epitomising woman from sub-continent for whom family is above all.
Fiction has been peppered with actual historical events, facts and statistics throughout the novel to give credibility to author's arguments.At times one feels as if author is trying to prove something or other to authorities in power. This novel is in a way author's cry for humanism.
I have given only four stars since i felt author has left many things untouched and unanswered on such a topic.The book is heavy on stating the incidents and facts rather than analysing or suggesting some solution which one might expect given the nature of the novel
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
very nice
14 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
A beauty of a writer!
for muslims - religion first and nationalism later be it whichever contry
all such people will suffer one day at the knees of god
there are tears rolling down when i just completed reading the book
shame on you islamic fundamentalists
for muslims - religion first and nationalism later be it whichever contry
all such people will suffer one day at the knees of god
there are tears rolling down when i just completed reading the book
shame on you islamic fundamentalists
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
shocking to know man can be so crual
13 May 2000
Format:Paperback
I m thrilled to read this book . Its the first book that I have ever read and am thrilled to read a book on the cruelty of man in the name of religion. Hindu and Muslim, I accept that they are two different religion. but both the religion and there holy literature teach only love, peace, and harmony among not just there own religion but also among people of different sects and religion. The writer has written this book in such a lucid language that its a pleasure reading this book. Tears roll down your eyes when you read this book. I for once really could not stop tears flowing out of my eyes. Why in this world people practice communalism? Why is there hate among people on the grounds of religion? These are few question that the fundamentalists have to answer. If you want to feal the pinch about human cruelty, if you want to visualize the pinch of communalism, than this is the book that I suggest you and everyone to read. Dont miss it its really one of the greatest books written
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Religion??!!?
19 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
It is widely known that man was God's best creation and when man goes in search of their "own" Gods, all hell breaks loose. What an irony!
It makes the reader wonder whether the people of the yesteryears were so out of work, that they actually had the time and nerve to battle over a mosque that was built upon a temple ages back.
As for the style of writing, it is true that the author has put in too much of historical data. It was more like reading a book on the history of India... It would have been a lot better if the chronological actions were all removed and instead, replaced with more elaboration on the individual and human aspect of the characters.
It makes the reader wonder whether the people of the yesteryears were so out of work, that they actually had the time and nerve to battle over a mosque that was built upon a temple ages back.
As for the style of writing, it is true that the author has put in too much of historical data. It was more like reading a book on the history of India... It would have been a lot better if the chronological actions were all removed and instead, replaced with more elaboration on the individual and human aspect of the characters.
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