Aamer Hussein

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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1999
  • Latest Book:
    May 2018
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Books in Order: 10 titles

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  • Past, Present and Future

    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...

  • 37 Bridges and Other Stories

  • The Cloud Messenger

    "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...

  • Another Gulmohar Tree

    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...

  • Insomnia

    On the shores of Lake Como a man and a woman talk about longing and belongingl; a translator finds himself drawn into the personal and political turmoil of the poet he translates; a woman's quiet world is eroded by World War II and the division o...

  • Kahani: Short Stories by Pakistani Women

    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...

  • Cactus Town and Other Stories

    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....

  • Turquoise

    Direct and startlingly intimate, Hussein's stories are set in troubled times - in Karachi, Lahore and London, where war, partition and military rule form the backdrop for the anticipation and anxiety of changing homes and family life, the hopes a...

  • Hoops of Fire

    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...



  • Blue Direction: and other stories

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Aamer Hussein has published 10 books.

Aamer Hussein does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Past, Present and Future, was published in May 2018.

The first book by Aamer Hussein, Blue Direction: and other stories, was published in March 1999.

No. Aamer Hussein does not write books in series.
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