Karachi’s culturally inclined residents were treated to readings and discussions on matters of literary interest at the city’s first Literature Festival.
“The Karachi Literature Festival will raise the profile of our many wonderful authors and help give them a place in the sun,” says Ameena Saiyid, Managing Director, OUP.
Durdana Soomro’s translation of Kishwar Naheed’s autobiography neither does justice to the latter’s dexterity as a writer, nor her strength as a feminist icon.