RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewArif Anwar’s first novel, The Storm, is a fascinating, ambitious work, stretching across decades and countries and capturing troubled moments in each ... Shahryar’s ties to the other characters in the novel and the strange ways in which their lives are connected form the central mystery of the book ... The segments set in Bangladesh are the most powerfully written, with a clear and definite authority ... We enjoy details that bring alive everyday life ... A powerful natural backdrop is home to all this, harsh yet majestic ... The world of Bangladesh is rife with contradictions ... Much of the charm and power of The Storm lies in negotiating this push and pull between the hero and the trickster, the magical and the mundane—and Anwar has handled it beautifully.
