Books on Bangladesh

This is a pretty random assortment of books, but they come highly recommended. The only one I have actually read is the one by Katy Gardner. It was excellent!


  • Brick Lane by Monica Ali (2003)

  • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (1999)

  • The Departed Melody by Raja Tridiv Roy (2003)

  • Rabindranath Tagore; An Anthology Krishna Detta & Andrew Robinson (eds; 1998)

  • Shame by Taslima Nasrin (1997)

  • Seasonal Adjustments by Adib Khan (1995)

  • A Quiet Violence: View from a Bangladeshi Village by Betsy Hartmann & James Boyce (1983)

  • Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)

  • Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry (1981)

  • Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2001)

  • Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre (1975)

  • Songs at the River’s Edge: Stories From a Bangladeshi Village by Katy Gardner (1992)

  • Bangladesh: The Strength to Succeed by Jim Monan (1990)

  • Bangladesh: Reflections on the Water by James Novak (1993)