Shazia Omar
Shazia Omar | |
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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Occupation | Novelist |
Website | shaziaomar |
Shazia Omar is a Bangladeshi novelist. Her debut novel, Like a Diamond in the Sky, was published by Penguin India and Zubaan in 2009.[1][2] The novel dealt with drug abuse.[3] She studied at Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics.[4]
She is also a social psychologist, a development professional and a yoga instructor.[4]
Work
[edit]- Dark Diamond (2016)[5]
- Intentional Smile: A Girl's Guide to Positive Living (2013)[6]
- Like a Diamond in the Sky (2009)[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Subcontinental drift - Livemint". Live Mint. May 7, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Reading Circle . . . five years on". The Daily Star. February 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Bangladeshi Women Writers". The Daily Star. July 19, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Shazia's bio at Writers Block". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Shahid Alam (November 14, 2016). "A Black Diamond and Shayista Khan". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Aasha Mehreen Amin (May 24, 2013). "BOOK REVIEW : Intentional Happiness". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Like a Diamond in the Sky – The Asian Writer". theasianwriter.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-18.