Ahmede Hussain (born 16 July 1978) is a Bangladeshi writer.

Ahmede Hussain
Born (1978-07-16) July 16, 1978 (age 45)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationWriter

His ancestors hail from the former Portuguese enclave of Patherghata, Chittagong in Bangladesh. He was the Literary Editor of The Daily Star (Bangladesh). He edited The New Anthem: The Subcontinent in its Own Words, an anthology of fiction from the Indian subcontinent.[1] The book has been greeted with acclaim: "The richness is all, both in terms of the writers brought together and in the quality of the tales that come to you one after the other."[2]

He has finished writing his first novel. [3] He is also a senior journalist with an interest in South Asian politics and strategic affairs. [4]

Works edit

  • Hussain, Ahmede, ed. (2009). The New Anthem: The Subcontinent in its Own Words. Chennai, India: Tranquebar Press. ISBN 978-9380032450.
  • Blues for Allah, Published from Monash University
  • The Journal of Contemporary Literature, an Indian journal, has published Ahmede Hussain and Tabish Khair's conversations on literature, politics and the world today in its Volume 1, No 1 issue.

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