Asha Ray, the heroine of Tahmima Anam’s new novel, The Startup Wife: brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo. Just as she is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence, she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm and soon she’s abandoned her PhD program, they’ve exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia, creating an app which replaces religious rituals. As success surrounds them and lights up their life, the couple suddenly face new tensions as Asha is overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah. In this gripping, blistering novel, award-winning author Tahmima Anam takes on faith and the future with a gimlet eye and a deft touch. Come for the radical vision of human connection, stay for the wickedly funny feminist look at startup culture and modern partnership.

Tahmima Anam talks with Aparita Bhandari about The Startup Wife and whether technology is set to disrupt love.

About this event’s guests:
Tahmima Aman
Aparita Bhandari

Photo of author courtesy of  Abeer Hoque.

This event is part of TPL’s Summer Books series. Check out the webpage for the entire Summer Books Series schedule.

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Tahmima Anam: The Startup Wife