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Sunday, January 20, 2013

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Reviewed by Sarah Ansari “There are three ways in which we use memory: through amnesia, nostalgia and selection. The collective…

Reviewed by Jakob Steiner IT takes few words to describe the region along the Afghan-Pakistan border in popular narratives: ‘remote’…

IT is a generally accepted truism in the 21st century that freedom from any form of censorship is a precondition…

Reviewed by Mahvesh Murad ONLY seven novels have ever been nominated for thre grand slam of genre prizes — the…

Reviewed by Mohsin Siddiqui Only one thing is really certain in Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: its author, Robin Sloan, is…

Reviewed by Asif Farrukhi NOT too long ago, literary journals used to introduce their readers to the best in fiction,…

By Intizar Husain ONE of the most important elements of the oral tradition in Urdu is the mushaira. It has…