FICTION: BEYOND THE PALE
Zadie Smith’s first short story collection occupies a remote corner of a universe in which conventional notions of time
FICTION: THE COLOUR OF THE FUTURE
Multiple sci-fi award-winning author puts out her first collection of short stories that cements her position as a
NON-FICTION: PAKISTAN’S SHIA DYNAMICS
An authoritative book looks at the transnational transformation of Shia thought and religious authority in the country
COLUMN: CRITICISM’S HIGH PRIESTS
The last quarter of this year marks the centenary of T.S. Eliot’s essay ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’....
BOOKS IN BRIEF
Described as an “ode to exploring the unbound beauty of the universe and its beings”, these minimalistic poems often
FICTION: THE CHARISMATIC THUG
Sheheryar Sheikh’s sophomore novel is a thinly disguised fictional biopic that underscores the ugly side of power
FICTION: BIRD IN SEARCH OF LOVE
A debut novel traces a journey of self-discovery through global politics
ESSAY: MISUSING THE MARTIAL ARTS
The pop repackaging of samurai Miyamoto Musashi’s texts takes them as far from the samurai ethic as it is possible to be
COLUMN: LOOKING FOR AHMAD FARAZ
Ahmad Faraz, the poet whose words delivered young hearts into a frenzied gallop, has himself been dwindling into...
FICTION: A LIFE LIVED IN RETROSPECT
Deborah Levy’s eighth and most complex novel, longlisted for the Booker Prize, provides a timely lesson in history and
NON-FICTION: THE CASE FOR TRAVEL
An American and a Pakistani pen a book that brims with serendipity; the central message is along the lines of ‘if you
NON-FICTION: TAKING STOCK OF A CRITIC
A comprehensive study of the ground-changing literary criticism of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
COLUMN: THE MAKING OF DJUNA BARNES
Reading T.S. Eliot’s letters, one learns how an obscure work by an unknown writer is pushed to the attention of a...
LITBUZZ
ATWOOD, EVARISTO SHARE 2019’S BOOKER PRIZE
The Booker Prize for Fiction this year has been awarded jointly to...
NON-FICTION: MANTO UNVARNISHED
A translated collection of articles by fellow writers, publishers and relatives about arguably the greatest short story
NON-FICTION: AN EXPLORER’S JOURNEY
An autobiography traces an exhilarating life spent in a ceaseless struggle to know, discover and inform
FICTION: THE POETRY OF A LIFE
A debut novel from a celebrated poet shows glimpses of the gorgeous and original imagery and the elliptical and
COLUMN: JALLIANWALA BAGH: 100 YEARS ON
Dr Rakhshanda Jalil is one of those rare language scholars and literary translators who have an exceptional command...
NON-FICTION: ROY’S NEAR-FERAL HOWL
Arundhati Roy is a fiction writer reacting to the world around her with facts, which is why her words have the effect
NON-FICTION: THE UNDIPLOMATIC DIPLOMAT
A former career diplomat’s autobiography is full of sometimes hilarious and sometimes depressing anecdotes about
LITBUZZ: THE BOOKER PRIZE CATCH-UP
The 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction will be announced on Oct 14, 2019. Here’s a quick recap of the shortlist to know...