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Arif Anwar

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Chittagong, Bangladesh

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ARIF ANWAR was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, just miles from the Bay of Bengal. He previously worked for BRAC, one of the world’s largest non-governmental organizations, on issues of poverty alleviation, and for UNICEF Myanmar on public health issues. Arif has a PhD in education from the University of Toronto. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Si (Sandra) Lian. The Storm is his first novel.

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	The Storm 3.98 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2018 — 20 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
	Golden Bangladesh at 50: Contemporary Poems & Stories by Shazia Omar (Editor), Mahmud Rahman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nadeem Zaman (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
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Arif made a comment on Kira Geiger’s review of The Storm " The voice actors were amazing, but this book is definitely better suited for print. "
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Arif and 2 other people liked Ana-Catrina's review of The Storm: "A slow start, but it came together beautifully in the end. Thank you for this lovely story..."
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Arif and 2 other people liked Abi SF's review of The Storm: "An absolute joy to read and devoured in two sittings. The book spans 60 years and multiple characters who all have links and connections through both the literal storm (based on the real Bhola cyclone in 1970 in Bangladesh, that killed half a million" Read more of this review »
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