Dawn Books And Authors

Review of Lenin's Kisses

Reviewed by Asif Farrukhi As far as opening scenes go, this one is captivating: “Look, in the middle of a sweltering... Published 01 Jul, 2013 12:39am

Review of Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Reviewed by Mohsin Siddiqui The number of novels with a fantastic opening line and horrifically bad ... Published 01 Jul, 2013 12:39am

Column: Maulvi Nazir Ahmad’s prose By Intizar Hussain

In recent years, Mohammad Ikram Chaghatai has remained engaged in his research on old Delhi College. Last year his... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Litbuzz: Women’s prize for fiction: Someone other than Mantel

In a face-off against the likes of Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith and four other strong nominees for the 2013 Women’s... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Review of Urdu Tanqeed Par Ek Nazar: Critiquing criticism

Reviewed by Asif Farrukhi Leading critic Kalimuddin Ahmad’s overview of literary criticism in Urdu, Urdu Tanqeed Par... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Obituary: Iain Banks, 1954-2013

By Mahvesh Murad Iain Banks — AFP Finding that ratty old paperback of Iain Banks’ 1984 debut novel The Wasp Factory... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Review of Crewel

Reviewed by Mahvesh Murad It is thought that Crewel embroidery is at least a thousand years old. The origin of the... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Review of Conversations with Mani Ratnam

Reviewed by Ali Asghar A screenshot from Dil Se, one of Ratnam's politically charged films My first memory of Mani... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Column: As we came from the holy land By Aamer Hussein

Aamer Hussein is a fiction writer, critic and professor of literature. At the border with Jordan, they took away ... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Review of Ash in the Belly

Reviewed by Ghazal Zulfiqar A boy eating bread in a slum in Mumbai — AFP Harsh Mander’s new book, Ash in the Belly:... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Review of And the Mountains Echoed

Reviewed by Saima S. Hussain I don’t envy Khaled Hosseini. Really. I don’t. Just consider the immense pressure he... Published 16 Jun, 2013 04:38pm

Column: Anomie in the land of hope: A brief introduction to Intizar Husain’s novel Basti By Muhammad Umar Memon

Muhammad Umar Memon is a writer, translator and editor of The Annual of Urdu Studies. He was Professor of Urdu... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:45am

The Hay Festival: ‘A Woodstock of the mind’

By Razeshta Sethna The Hay Literary Festival is more a festival of ideas than simply literature. It is about world... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:44am

Review: A dictionary of Pashto idioms

Reviewed by Sher Alam Shinwari The Pakhto Adabi Board recently accomplished the commendable task of compiling a... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:44am

Review of Tariq Ramadan's The Arab Awakening

Reviewed by Faiza Mushtaq A protester, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, stands in front of Egyptian military police... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:44am

Review of The Judiciary of Pakistan

Reviewed by Akhgar Anwar Awan An objective analysis of the events of the last 66 years clearly shows that political... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:44am

Review of From Dongri to Dubai

Reviewed by Haris Masood Zuberi India accuses Dawood Ibrahim of masterminding the 1993 bombings in Mumbai, which... Published 09 Jun, 2013 10:44am

Cover Story: Mahasin-i-Kalam-i-Ghalib by Abdur Rehman Bijnouri

Reviewed by Raza RumiSuch is the majesty of Urdu’s greatest poet Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) that his works continue to... Published 02 Jun, 2013 10:24am

Review: Karachi: Our Stories in Our Words

After reading this collection, you may well find yourself stunned at the fact that any of the 18 million-odd residents are still alive and whole. Published 02 Jun, 2013 10:24am

Column: Exploring the trajectory of Basti By Kamila Shamsie

Kamila Shamsie is the author of five novels and has recently been named one of the best young British novelists by... Published 02 Jun, 2013 10:24am