LITERARY WORKS & PRESS
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Books & Press
Stories that explore the fractures between cultures, the weight of history, and human resilience.
Featured Books
Award-winning novels and collections exploring identity, migration, and complex human relationships.
The Strangest of Fruit
A Collection of Stories
A powerful collection centered on migration, war, womanhood, and the haunting afterlives of history. These stories explore the fractures between cultures—and the fragile bonds that hold us together.
Awards & Recognition
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A remarkable debut collection... Ahmed writes with both precision and poetic grace about the complexities of identity and belonging.
— Publishers Weekly
Dust Under Her Feet
A Novel
Sharbari’s debut novel follows Yasmine Khan, a savvy, independent woman running a nightclub in 1940’s Calcutta during WW2 catering to American military personnel. Set against the twilight of the British Raj, as empire frays and tensions simmer in the streets, the story lives inside the nightclub that feels like the last safe harbor for Yasmine’s chosen family of waifs, singers and dancers, the forgotten people who built a home inside the walls of the Bombay Duck.
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A compelling narrative that captures the essence of displacement and the universal search for home with remarkable sensitivity.
— Literary Review
The Ocean of Mrs. Nagai
A Novel
A story of war, love, and unexpected tenderness—set in the aftermath of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Exploring themes of memory, loss, and reconciliation.
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Press & Interviews
Featured interviews and press coverage across major publications
Quantico Writer Sharbari Ahmed on Perseverance, Identity & Life in the Writers' Room
NBC News • 2016
Discussion about working as a writer in Hollywood and representing diverse voices.
Read InterviewWe were originally Hindus, says Bangladeshi author Sharbari Zohra Ahmed
The Hindu • 2020
Conversation about identity, heritage, and writing about complex histories.
Read InterviewInterview with Sharbari Ahmed
The Aerogram • 2015
Discussion about writing process and themes in Ahmed's work.
Read InterviewOther Publications
Featured stories and essays in literary journals and magazines
Birds of Bengal
The Massachusetts Review
A story about migration and memory set in the Sundarbans.
The Distance Between Two Points
Granta Magazine
An exploration of diasporic identity and belonging.
Monsoon Letters
The Paris Review
Letters exchanged between sisters separated by continents.
Raisins Not Virgins
Film Quarterly
A sharp, funny look at love and faith in post-9/11 America.
Articles & Short Stories
Additional writings, essays, and published short stories
Author Page
Shuddhashar Magazine
Collection of articles and essays published in Shuddhashar Magazine
Noor: Embers and Ash
Philadelphia Review of Books
Short story exploring themes of loss and memory
Additional Works
Archive
Archive of unpublished stories, essays, and works in progress
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Each book is a journey through identity, history, and human connection.