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Shazia Omar

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Shazia Omar
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
OccupationNovelist
Websiteshaziaomar.com

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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Subcontinental drift - Livemint". Live Mint. May 7, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Reading Circle . . . five years on". The Daily Star. February 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi Women Writers". The Daily Star. July 19, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Shazia's bio at Writers Block". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Shahid Alam (November 14, 2016). "A Black Diamond and Shayista Khan". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Aasha Mehreen Amin (May 24, 2013). "BOOK REVIEW : Intentional Happiness". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  8. ^ "Like a Diamond in the Sky – The Asian Writer". theasianwriter.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-18.