num_pages: 240
description: 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 ministers. He turns up at journalist Khaleque Biswass 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 citys 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.
language: English
title: The Black Coat
publisher: Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books India