Fatima Bhutto's latest book 'Democracy' out tomorrow

Published February 13, 2015
Fatima Bhutto - File Photo
Fatima Bhutto - File Photo

KARACHI: Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of late Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, took to Twitter on Friday morning to announce the publication of her latest work of fiction, titled Democracy.

The surprise announcement has caused a stir on the social media platform, with Bhutto's Twitter followers speculating on the book's content.

Bhutto has so far relied solely on social media to promote Democracy. Also on Friday, she used the photo-sharing application Instagram to confirm that the novel will be released as an e-book.

Bhutto's previous work includes the novel The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, which follows a Pakistani family torn apart by the War on Terror, and the memoir Songs of Blood and Sword, a chronicle of her own own family's tumultuous history. She has also published a collection of poems.

Bhutto earned a spot on the long list for the Women's Prize for Fiction, formerly the Orange Prize, in 2014. She has been a vociferous critic of her aunt, Benazir Bhutto, and has publicly declared that she has no desire to enter Pakistan's political sphere.

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram peace deal
03 Jan, 2025

Kurram peace deal

It is the state’s responsibility to ensure that people of all sects can travel to and from the district without fear.
Pension reform
03 Jan, 2025

Pension reform

THE federal government has finally implemented several parametric reforms introduced in the last two budgets to...
The Indian hand
03 Jan, 2025

The Indian hand

OFFICIALS of the Modi regime were operating under a rather warped sense of reality, playing out Bollywood fantasies...
Economic plan
Updated 02 Jan, 2025

Economic plan

Absence of policy reforms allows the bureaucracy a lot of space to wriggle out of responsibility.
On life support
02 Jan, 2025

On life support

PAKISTAN stands at a precarious crossroads as we embark on a new year. Pildat’s Quality of Democracy report has...
Harsh sentence
02 Jan, 2025

Harsh sentence

USING lawfare to swiftly get rid of political opponents makes a mockery of the legal system, especially when ...