Dawn Books And Authors

Karachi Literature Festival: The novel in English

Nadeem Aslam — Photo by White Star By Haneen Rafi Pakistanis writing fiction in English were the celebrities in town... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

Karachi Literature Festival: An Urdu Perspective

By Humair Ishtiaq PAINTING a large canvass has its own rewards and pitfalls, and writing a novel entails both... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

Karachi Literature Festival: The relevance of the greats

Danish Husain and Darain Shahidi — Photo by White Star By Peerzada Salman The KLF had at least three sessions on... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

Karachi Literature Festival: In conversation with Amar Jaleel

By Attiya Dawood Amar Jaleel, one of the most prominent contemporary Sindhi fiction writers and columnists, has a... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

Karachi Literature Festival: Curtains not yet down on Pakistani cinema

Though the session ‘The Rise and Fall of Pakistani Cinema’ was short of one of its participants — actor Javed Sheikh... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

Karachi Literature Festival: Enlightenment in the Pakistani context

By Sumera S. Naqvi IN the session ‘Cultural Enlightenment: Challenge and Opportunity’ the moderator had to pull out... Published 24 Feb, 2013 03:11am

COVER STORY: Basti by Intizar Husain

Reviewed by Raza Rumi THE publication of Basti’s translation is an important literary milestone. The author, Intizar... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:30am

COLUMN: ... Because I love it: on writing in Urdu by Aamer Hussein

Aamer Hussein is a novelist and short story writer. His first stories in Urdu appeared in a recent edition of... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:28am

COLUMN: The poet’s city

By Intizar Husain  IN Harris Khalique’s poetry collection, Ishq ki Taqveem Mein, we see poetry hovering around the... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:28am

COLUMN: Naiyer Masud: “A passionate but calm realist of the strange” by Muhammad Umar Memon

Naiyer Masud The absent of the absent: what we see is merest seeming It is the dream into which we awaken from... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:25am

COLUMN: Dreaming in Urdu by Geeta Patel

Ishq par zor nahiin, hai yeh voh aatish Ghalib, keh lagaaye na lage aur bujhaa’e na bane. You have no power over... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:20am

COLUMN: In the stream of linguistic consciousness by Harris Khalique

I had two fascinating English language teachers in secondary school. The soft and skinny Mr Maya Das, who taught us... Published 17 Feb, 2013 07:19am

COVER STORY: Zadie reaches, slips and falls

Reviewed by Sheheryar B. Sheikh PERHAPS Zadie Smith is trying too hard to live up to the hype that was created ... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

REVIEW: The Indus Intercept by Aruna Gill

Reviewed by Saba Imtiaz Spy fiction has always had its villains — scheming Russians, evil Nazis, shadowy... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

COLUMN: Varieties of obligation by Bilal Tanweer

The columnist is a writer and translator. He was recently named an Honorary Fellow of the International Writing... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

REVIEW: The fight against HIV & Aids: Pakistan needs to step up its game

December 2007: People light candles in recognition of World Aids Day in Multan -- Reuters Reviewed by Nadia Jajja ... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

REVIEW: Down Matrimonial Lane: Thirty Resilient Women by Talat Rahim

Reviewed by Salman Rashid  Divorce unfortunately, still carries a stigma for many in Pakistan. Many divorced women... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

REVIEW: Tales of village life

Reviewed by Asif Farrukhi THIS large, hefty tome brings together the entire output of short-story writer Sadiq... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

COLUMN: A present-day disciple by Intizar Husain

Satyapal Anand is a well-known poet of our times. I have been seeing his poems in different journals. But in the ... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am

REVIEW: Being Muslim in India

Reviewed by Sabih Mohsin Rastey Khol Do is a collection of short stories written by Reza Jaffri, an Indian Muslim.... Published 10 Feb, 2013 03:49am