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Rumaan Alam (born 1977) is an American writer. His parents emigrated from Bangladesh to the United States in the early 1970s. Alam, one of four siblings, was born in 1977 and grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C. He studied writing at Oberlin College. He and his partner adopted two boys.
I'm the author of the novels Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and Leave the World Behind. My short fiction has appeared in StoryQuarterly, Crazyhorse, Meridian, and elsewhere. I've also written for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, and the New Republic.
Oct 6, 2020 · Rumaan Alam. 3.16. 152,263 ratings22,508 reviews. A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.
Oct 6, 2020 · Rumaan Alam inhabits the head space of Amanda and Clay, denizens of New York City, parents of a teenage son and adolescent daughter, who slouch toward...
Dec 14, 2023 · Rumaan Alam wrote the acclaimed novel 'Leave The World Behind,' which was recently adapted into film by Netflix. Here's what you should know about the author.
Leave the World Behind.
Dec 8, 2023 · It’s December 8th, which means you can officially watch the film adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s 2020 apocalyptic novel, Leave the World Behind, on Netflix! Directed by Sam Esmail, the simmering thriller stars Ethan Hawke, Julia Roberts, and Mahershala Ali—and you’ll even catch Rumaan and his family in a scene.
