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Adib Khan


Born
Bangladesh

Adib Khan is an Australian novelist of Bangladeshi origin. He moved to Australia in 1973 and obtained an MA from Monash University in 1976. He taught creative writing at Ballarat University, and in 2007 returned to Monash to pursue a PhD.

Khan started writing in his 40s and has published five novels. His first novel, Seasonal Adjustments won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, the Book of the Year award in the 1994 NSW Premier′s Literary Awards, and the 1995 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and was also shortlisted for the 1994 Age Book of the Year award.

Solitude of Illusions was shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, and the Ethnic Affairs Commission Award in the 1997 NSW Premier′s Literary Awards. It won the 19 ...more

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Average rating: 3.58 · 113 ratings · 11 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors
Spiral Road
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Seasonal Adjustments
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Storyteller
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Homecoming
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Solitude of illusions
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“If manifestations of her love are overwhelming and sometimes seem imprudent, it’s because the intensity of such caring doesn’t exist in other areas of life. Ma does not love from behind a protective shield. I’m incapable of opening up to people in the way she does. Ma isn’t afraid of being vulnerable and doesn’t measure relationships in terms of what she can gain. If her feelings are hurt, she doesn’t hide the pain or seek revenge. She stumbles over the setback as though it’s one of life’s quirky tests of fortitude and moves on without storing any resentment.”
― Adib Khan, Spiral Road
tags: human-nature, power-of-vulnerability
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“I don’t enjoy surprises that compel me to renegotiate my relationship with the past.”
― Adib Khan, Spiral Road
tags: past, resistance-is-futile
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“We have to live within the framework of our limitations and the mistakes we make. Argue with Destiny, but never try to wrestle it into submission. If you do, you’ll end up losing.”
― Adib Khan, Spiral Road
tags: destiny, life, limits, living
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