by Nadeem Aslam · Faber And Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571330751
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«The Golden Legend» is the contemporary novel by Nadeem Aslam, published by Faber And Faber in paperback (384 pages, in English).
When her husband Massud dies in a shooting, Nargis can no longer confess her secret to him. Someone broadcasts the neighbours' secrets from the minarets, while an intelligence officer pressures Nargis to forgive her husband's killer. In this climate of fear, Helen and Imran try to find a space for their love.
Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2018 and nominated for the Andrew Carnegie Medal.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in present-day Pakistan and religious conflicts.
Nadeem Aslam FRSL is a British Pakistani novelist. His debut novel, Season of the Rainbirds, won the Betty Trask and the Author's Club First Novel Award. His critically acclaimed second novel Maps for Lost Lovers won Encore Award and Kiriyama Prize; it was shortlisted for International Dublin Literary Award, among others. Colm Tóibín described him as "one of the most exciting and serious British novelists writing now".
