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
NON-FICTION: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GHAZAL

NON-FICTION: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GHAZAL

Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s Ghazal Cosmopolitan is, in her own words, “part love letter to Urdu… and part manual for the craft of ghazal
Published 05 May, 2024 08:13am
NON-FICTION: WRITING TO THE PROFESSOR

NON-FICTION: WRITING TO THE PROFESSOR

A compilation of Urdu letters written by Japanese academics and students to a Pakistani Urdu scholar is an enriching read for...
Published 05 May, 2024 08:05am
NON-FICTION: BEYOND HAPPY DAYS

NON-FICTION: BEYOND HAPPY DAYS

Actor, producer, director, author and voice-over artist Henry Winkler’s memoir is most poignant when he deals with the curse of
Published 05 May, 2024 07:46am
COLUMN: THINGS FALL APART

COLUMN: THINGS FALL APART

The Bangladeshi-American author Rumaan Alam wrote Leave the World Behind just before the Covid-19 pandemic. The novel was...
Published 05 May, 2024 07:42am
NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

I.A. Rehman’s posthumously published memoirs narrate his early life and the making of one of the greatest human rights activists
Updated 09 May, 2024 03:37pm