FICTION: JANE AUSTEN IN THE PUNJAB A contemporary Pakistani adaptation of Pride and Prejudice works because of its attention to detail when it comes to Published Feb 17, 2019 07:38am
NON-FICTION: ODDS TOWARDS ENDS A good source for understanding the Indian perspective and narrative on important Indo-Pak issues, a research book falls Published Feb 17, 2019 07:38am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
NON-FICTION: THE DISCOVERY OF SRIDEVI A fan’s exploration of the life and career of the iconic cinema superstar Published Feb 17, 2019 07:38am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
COLUMN: ODE TO FATHERHOOD Many years ago, after becoming a father I proudly announced it to my friends. Someone close but senior in years... Published Feb 17, 2019 07:38am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
FESTIVAL: THE DEBUT OF ADAB The latest entry on the literary festival circuit is the Adab Festival which took place in Karachi from February 1 to 3. Published Feb 10, 2019 07:20am Facebook Count Twitter Share 1
FICTION: MONSTERS OF IMAGINATION A murder mystery and exploration of adolescence, fraught with uncertainty about one’s identity and sexuality, against Published Feb 10, 2019 07:20am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
NON-FICTION: THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY? A French anthropologist argues that rising global urban unrest is mainly because of a waning of public trust Published Feb 10, 2019 07:20am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
COLUMN: TRANSCENDING GHALIB Much has been said about the difficulties one faces in translating poetry. Yes, it is a daunting task, particularly... Published Feb 10, 2019 07:20am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
BOOKS IN BRIEF Shahrah-i-Khubaani Ke Musaafir Salman Rashid The travelogue author’s account — an Urdu translation of his book Published Feb 10, 2019 07:20am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
NON-FICTION: FOR THE LOVE OF MOCHA A real-life tale about reinventing coffee works as a window into Yemeni culture and the crisis that it’s caught Published Feb 03, 2019 08:32am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
FICTION: GRUDGES AND FORGIVENESS Bollywood star Twinkle Khanna’s debut novel leaves much to be desired. While the story does have some quotable lines, Published Feb 03, 2019 08:32am Facebook Count Twitter Share 1
NON-FICTION: DOWN DELHI LANES History through eight classical Urdu poets whose hearts remained ensconced in ‘Dilli’ even when they were forced to Published Feb 03, 2019 08:32am Facebook Count Twitter Share 1
COLUMN: A CANARY’S IDEA OF REALITY Reality being a fiction that we apprehend in a combination of intertwined languages — which include scientific... Updated Feb 04, 2019 11:08am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
NON-FICTION: THE SOUL OF MOUNTAINEERING A tour de force for those unfamiliar with the extreme sport, a book about scaling the peak called The Ogre is also about Published Jan 27, 2019 07:01am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
POETRY: THE RECOILING OF IMAGINATION A slim new volume of Urdu poetry stitches together a tapestry of poetic forms and speaks in a contemporary diction Updated Jan 28, 2019 10:37am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
FICTION: FLIGHTS OF SYMBOLISM Mustansar Hussain Tarar’s latest novel embarks on an allegorical journey to deal with issues of religious interpretation Published Jan 27, 2019 07:01am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
COLUMN: ACTS OF RESISTANCE Eminent poet and feminist Fahmida Riaz was gentle and warm in demeanour and elegantly understated in appearance, but... Published Jan 27, 2019 07:01am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
BOOKS IN BRIEF Pashaimaan Chahatein — Three Novels Aziz Aijaz Set in modern Pakistan, the titular tale tells of a cricket fan and the Published Jan 27, 2019 07:01am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
IN MEMORIAM: MYSTERIOUS AND MYSTICAL KHALIDA HUSAIN Solitude, deep introspection and an existentialist sense of each passing moment set the accomplished author’s work Published Jan 20, 2019 08:58am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
FICTION: EMPIRE’S LAST SONGS A debut novel traces the lives of four pampered Afghan sisters over four decades as well as that of a rebellious maid Published Jan 20, 2019 08:58am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0
BOOKS IN BRIEF The West’s Worst Fear Ali Ahmed In this socio-political comment on the “presence of Muslims which agitates the minds Published Jan 20, 2019 08:58am Facebook Count Twitter Share 0