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A dark satire mirroring Bangladesh's economy, The World In My Hands tells the story of two old friends whose lives tumble as the country enters a state of Emergency. Summary of the Book Hissam, a newspaper editor struggling to make ends meet, begins to question the choices he made. He wonders if sticking to his dreams and his work matters nearly as much a big pay check and promotion. After all those are what put his old friend Kaiser where he sits right now, the seat of a wealthy real estate developer. To top that off Kaiser even married the woman Hissam loved and continues to love. Hissam's questions and doubts follow a scenario which puts the country in a state of Emergency, backed by its military. In the days that pass Hissam and Kaiser watch their roles interchange, and their lives change forever. About K. Anis Ahmed K. Anis Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author. The co-founder of Bengal Lights, a prominent Bangladeshi literary journal, he is currently working on a collection of short stories entitled Good Night, Mr. Kissinger, due in Spring 2014. A graduate of Brown, Washington and New York Universities, he lives in Dhaka with his family. He was shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize for his debut novella, Forty Steps, which was published in the Minnesota Review.