AustLit

'Sadiq Awal describes himself as a real-life storyteller. Born and raised in Bangladesh, he began his career as a marine scientist before joining a national university. Since 1998 he and his family have lived in Melbourne where he works as a lecturer in environmental science. He completed his PhD at Deakin University, Victoria Australia. He has published several books and articles in Bengali. Life in Parallel is his first English novel.' (Amazon)