In this collection of stories by Pakistan’s finest women writers we are introduced to the intricate narrative patterns and compelling cadences of a rich literary culture which deserves to be better known. Spanning the entire fifty years of a new na...
Aamer Hussein's fiction is informed by a rich tradition of Urdu poetry and an intimate knowledge of western writing, This volume collects sixteen of his stories, each elegiac in quality, and includes an introduction and afterword....
Pakistan's finest women writers â€" Jamila Hasmi, Mumtaz Shirin and Fahmida Riaz among others â€" introduce us to the compelling cadences of rich literary culture. A naive peasant is left with a white man's baby; a frustrated housewife slashe...
Usman is visiting post-war London from Pakistan when he meets a young aspiring artist called Lydia who has, like him, come out of an unhappy marriage. Just as the lonely strangers' friendship begins to blossom into something deeper Usman has to r...
"A thing of beauty. . . . You must read it." -- Nadeem Aslam"A shower of pleasures." -- Julia O'Faolain"Sophisticated, cosmopolitan and seductive, the novel engages mind and senses alike." -- André Naffis-Sahely, The Times Literary SupplementLike hi...
What is Past, Present and Future? It's an anthology to explore stories across time and space, of a land known for its ancient civilization and modern boundaries. The stories included reflect a part of the country and its people, covering a variety of...