Dilruba Z. Ara's Books
Mar.01.2013
A much longed-for daughter is born with hair the colour of sunlight on the river. The shock of Daria's silvery hair makes the midwife wet herself in the birthing room, an omen for the village gossip. The impropriety surrounding Daria's birth travels round the village of Gulab Ganga, as the neighbours and relatives speculate what the future has in store for such a girl. Daria...
“American readers that enjoy Pamuk, will enjoy Ara. Ara’s is a highly literary style, though less philosophical. Both authors give precise insights into, albeit different, Muslim cultures… Ara’s writing sustains the reader’s interest in three important ways…her extraordinary rich description…her deft and subtle humorous characterizations…the character of Daria is an intense study.”
Anthony Grooms, Author of Bombingham and Professor of Creative Writing, Kennesaw State University,
USA, The Chattahoochee Review ”
—The Chattahoochee Review
About Dilruba
Dilruba Z. Ara was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and developed an interest in books
at a very early age. She was nurtured on Greek mythology by her father, and her
mother read her Indian fairytales as bedtime stories. Involved in literary activities
throughout...