BOOKS IN BRIEF

BOOKS IN BRIEF

he book addresses underdeveloped countries of the world. The author feels that the world at the moment Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am
COLUMN: ART AND SUFFERING

COLUMN: ART AND SUFFERING

I wish to begin this piece with the lines that Hasan Zaidi quoted to end his essay on Paul Auster in Books and...
Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am
FICTION: The invisible writer

FICTION: The invisible writer

A rare and long-awaited collection of fiction from a distinguished man of letters leaves the reader thirsting for more
Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am
NON-FICTION: The crisis of everything

NON-FICTION: The crisis of everything

A collection of essays by experts analyses the multiple, simultaneous crises facing Pakistan in the political, economic,
Published 19 May, 2024 07:38am
PAUL AUSTER AND I

PAUL AUSTER AND I

I first ran into Paul Auster completely by chance at Liberty Books in Karachi’s Clifton area in 2003. This was...
Published 12 May, 2024 10:04am
NON-FICTION: GENDER IN URDU LITERATURE

NON-FICTION: GENDER IN URDU LITERATURE

An academic book providing a comparative look at pre- and post-Partition era writing in Urdu literature is an extremely useful...
Published 12 May, 2024 10:01am
COLUMN: THE ‘ISLAND OF THE LITERATI’

COLUMN: THE ‘ISLAND OF THE LITERATI’

“This tale is steeped in the colours of the East and its connection to the conventions of Urdu literature is so deep,” writes...
Published 12 May, 2024 09:56am
BOOKS IN BRIEF

BOOKS IN BRIEF

The book is a poetic intellectual exploration of Shaikh Ayaz’s selected verses that have been translated from Sindhi into English
Published 12 May, 2024 09:50am