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Neamat Imam

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in Chandpur, Bangladesh

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Historical Fiction, Classics, Fiction

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Neamat Imam is a Bangladeshi author based in Canada. His first novel, The Black Coat, was first published by Penguin Books India in 2013. It was published in 2015 by Periscope Books in Britain. It is a dystopian portrait of Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Mujib and a "dark political satire fuelled by anger and absurdist humour" (Independent). In a review, Outlook India called the novel "an extraordinary book ... a fine work of fiction." The Sunday Guardian said it was "destined to be a future classic."

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"Dark political satire fuelled by anger and absurdist humour." - The Independent, UK
"...one of the best to come out of the subcontinent in the recent past." - Financial Express
"A powerful fictional revisiting of Sheikh Mujibur R ...more

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	The Black Coat 3.52 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	দ্য ব্ল্যাক কোট - একটি অসম্মানের ইতিবৃত্ত it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Our hearts have to cry to end our tears.”
― Neamat Imam, The Black Coat

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“Look beyond your self-importance and pain. You will know yourself better.”
― Neamat Imam, The Black Coat

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“No man is more of a stranger to you than you are to him. Receive him with trust.”
― Neamat Imam, The Black Coat

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“You're hurt because everything is changed. Jimmy is hurt because everything is the same. And neither of you can face it. Something's gone wrong somewhere, hasn't it?”
― John Osborne, Look Back in Anger

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