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[12 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Mohsin Hamid’s latest novel boasts many witticisms and literary sleights of hand, but it is his sensitive portrayal of people trying to survive in a cruel world that makes it a compelling read.

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[29 Mar 2013 | Comments Off | , and ]
Of Cows and Carrots: The Fourth Karachi Literature Festival

The fourth Karachi Literature Festival faced a few early setbacks but in the end delivered the fine balance of literature, politics and controversy it has come to be known for.

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[25 Mar 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Interview:  Tehmina Durrani

“The book served as a window every woman could peek through to look at herself”

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[23 Mar 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Love Letter to Lahore: The Lahore Literature Festival

Lahore proves that when it comes to paying tribute to literature, politics and culture, it is not behind Karachi.

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[17 Nov 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: The Casual Vacancy

J. K. Rowling’s new book in a new genre proves that her writing is magical, even where there is no magic.

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[7 Nov 2012 | One Comment | ]
Book Review: October Coup: A Memoir of the Struggle for Hyderabad

A former collector of Osmanabad recounts the events that led to India’s annexation of Hyderabad.

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[24 Oct 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Beautiful Thing

The barwalis of Sonia Faliero’s novel Beautiful Thing are survivors, with a certain zest for life.

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[30 Sep 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Escape From Oblivion

Ikram Sehgal’s memoir of a wartime escape combines historical events with a very personal narrative.

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[30 Sep 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Review: Tilism-e-Hoshruba

The Tilism-e-Hoshruba, a classic Urdu treasure, has been re-published to fire the reader’s imagination with tales of magic, wars, bewitching beauties and heroes from the camp of the Arab warrior, Amir Hamza.

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[29 Sep 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: Jamrach’s Menagerie

Carol Birch’s latest novel has all the hallmarks of a grand sea-faring adventure, but it is the sheer physicality of the text that leaves the reader breathless.