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The Black Coat by Imam, Neamat is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Black Coat about?
It is the 1970s. After a bloody struggle, Bangladesh is an independent nation. But thousands are pouring into Dhaka from all over the country, looking for food and shelter. Amongst them is Nur Hussain, an uneducated young man from a remote village, who is only good at mimicking a famous speech of the prime minister’s. He turns up at journalist Khaleque Biswas’s doorstep, seeking employment. He is initially a burden for Khaleque, but then Khaleque, who has recently lost his job, has the idea of turning Nur into a fake Sheikh Mujib. With the blessings of the political establishment, he starts cashing in on the nationalist fervour of the city’s poorest. But even as the money rolls in, the tension between the two men increases and reaches a violent climax when, after watching the severity of the famine of 1974, Nur refuses to stick to the script.
Who reads The Black Coat?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Imam, Neamat
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books India
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670086658
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Music, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.58 / 5 (48 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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