The author looks back on how he juggled two careers and became a writer of fiction
Published 08 Nov, 2015 06:56am
A Mirrored Life is a historical novel that brilliantly imagines what the Sufi mystic’s life was like
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
Renowned scholar Tariq Rahman looks at how identities, colonisation and Islamisation have influenced naming trends
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
Towards an analysis and social history of the dastan in the subcontinent
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
In his detailed tome, the renowned historian analyses the dynamics that shaped the 19th century
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
Chetan Bhaghat’s novel Half Girlfriend is an entertaining read
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
“I knew I was onto something, there was the pulse of life in writing the book, I could feel it.”
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
Sethi chronicles her battle with anorexia-bulimia, drug addiction and alcoholism in her memoir
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
An artist rediscovers life and who she is in Anna Quindlen’s Still Life with Bread Crumbs
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
On the accomplished writer and editor, Tirath Ferozepuri, who published and translated works from more than 155 books
Updated 26 Oct, 2015 01:43pm
One of this summer’s bestsellers, The Girl on the Train lives up to its hype
Published 26 Oct, 2015 06:43am
Revisiting Dune, one of the most popular science fiction book to be written, on the 50th anniversary of its publication
Updated 28 Oct, 2015 03:14pm
A collection of articles from the magazine Chaman chronicles the lives of women in the early 1900s
Published 26 Oct, 2015 06:43am
The accomplished writer’s third collection of short stories is a riveting read
Published 26 Oct, 2015 06:43am
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book provides insight into a difficult time in Pakistan’s foreign policy manoeuvres.
Updated 26 Oct, 2015 12:27pm
On the medical practices introduced by the British in colonial India
Updated 21 Oct, 2015 01:20pm
M.G. Vassanji explores the histories and identities of the countries in which he has spent his life
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
Looking at the equivalence of poetry and the visual arts
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
The award-winning book is a powerful commentary on the broken American dream
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
A homage to Rajinder Singh Bedi on his birth centenary
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
Inspired by an event in her life, Judy Blume explores the effect of plane crashes on the residents of a small town
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
Daniel Silva’s latest thriller is a great read despite its improbable scenarios
Updated 28 Oct, 2015 02:58pm
David Duchovny’s novel is an absurd but amusing animal adventure with a cow as its protagonist
Published 18 Oct, 2015 06:45am
Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger’s book provides an in-depth analysis of the emergence of the self-styled Islamic State
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Tracing the roots of the gul-o bulbul theme in poetry
Updated 12 Oct, 2015 11:45am
A collection of 16 thought-provoking essays that reflect on parenting and child-rearing
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Where Worlds Collide gives a fresh representation of the current generation of Pakistani writers
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Tania James tells a tale with three interconnected narratives and an important issue at its heart
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Governments need to rethink their approach if a rise in sea level and other natural calamities are to be avoided
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Ahfazur Rahman’s book gives deep insight into journalists’ struggle for a free press during the Ziaul Haq regime
Published 11 Oct, 2015 06:48am
Inspired by true events in anthropologist Margaret Mead’s life, Euphoria explores the dynamics of relationships
Published 04 Oct, 2015 06:37am
On Kishwar Naheed’s latest offering is a volume of prose
Published 04 Oct, 2015 06:37am
The story of the transgender activist who champions her community’s causes in India and internationally
Published 04 Oct, 2015 06:37am
Margaret Walker traces the roots of Kathak to colonisation and Indian nationalism, dispelling myths about its origins
Updated 10 Oct, 2015 03:11pm
On the storytelling skills of the Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer
Updated 05 Oct, 2015 03:07pm
Hasan Mujtaba’s poems are a powerful testament to the narrative of exile
Published 04 Oct, 2015 06:37am
The renowned Canadian writer Margaret Atwood’s latest novel is hilarious, disturbing and thought-provoking
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
On the brilliant Bangladeshi writer Rizia Rahman
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
“It is really shocking that historical monuments on the World Heritage List are entrusted to the provincial government.”
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
The English translation of Gunahon Ka Devta eloquently retells the Hindi classic
Updated 12 Oct, 2015 11:48am
An essential read for understanding how communities that lived together for centuries suddenly became enemies
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
Gil Haris gives readers an insight into he historical syncretism of India in the 16th and 17th centuries
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
Zehra Nigah’s collection of poetry is a worthy read despite the omission of one of her most well-known nazms
Published 25 Sep, 2015 02:10am
Akhlaq Ansari grapples with philosophical questions in his collection of short stories, Saaye Mein Dhoop
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
The HRCP report highlights the country's poor performance in development goals and women's and minorities' rights
Updated 21 Sep, 2015 02:40pm
An imaginative and gripping novel by Zuberi
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
On the revival of theatre at the Alhamra Arts Council in the late 1950s
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
In his latest book, Khurshid Hasan Shaikh researches public works constructed during the times of four Muslim rulers
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
On the literary representations and narratives of elite and working-class British Muslim immigrants
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
Nick Hornby’s latest novel falls short of the standard set by his popular works, About a Boy and High Fidelity
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
In Day Four, passengers on a cruise liner find themselves trapped in horrifying, supernatural conditions
Published 20 Sep, 2015 07:42am
An analysis of the actors and factors that influence Karachi’s land issues
Published 13 Sep, 2015 06:51am
On the controversial translation of Garcin de Tassy’s three-volume Histoire de la Litératture Hindoui et Hindoustanie
Updated 16 Sep, 2015 02:04pm
Kate Bolick explores the joys of being unattached and single
Updated 15 Sep, 2015 02:01pm
In her most recent book, Rumana Husain documents Karachi’s marginalised street professionals
Published 13 Sep, 2015 06:51am
Alice Munro’s short story collection is a brilliant study of ordinary lives
Published 13 Sep, 2015 06:51am
A Vintage Wedding could have been an entertaining novel, yet it is anything but
Published 13 Sep, 2015 06:51am
A recent publication on prose writers in the Pakistani military
Updated 18 Sep, 2015 02:35pm
An in-depth look at Jawaharlal Nehru’s accomplishments and failures
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
Kalaam-e-Aarifaan is a compilation of Sufi poetry by some of the most well-known names in the history of Sufism
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
Simone Wille traces the history and evolution of Pakistani modernism and contemporary art
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
A collection of essays by the women’s rights activist and feminist writer Iqbalunnisa Hussain is thought provoking
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
On scholar and author Aziz Ahmad’s novelettes
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
In City of Spies, Sorayya Khan seamlessly blends a character-driven plot with political events in Islamabad in the 1970s
Published 06 Sep, 2015 06:48am
The inspiring story of how the author and teacher taught herself how to read and write
Updated 07 Sep, 2015 02:22pm
An interview with the renowned poet Afzal Ahmed Syed
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
On Punjab’s Mas‘ūd and Seville’s Mu‘tamid
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
Laline Paull’s debut novel The Bees can best be described as Animal Farm meets The Hunger Games
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
A historical and social exploration of the performance arts in the subcontinent
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
A narrative of memories of Ismat Chughtai
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
A reflection on the writer on her 100th birth anniversary
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
A new book documents a handwritten women’s journal which was published a century ago
Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am
The writer's first novel in 13 years is a summation of ideas he has explored in his work over the last 40 years
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
A collection of letters by Jamaat-i-Islami leaders provides insight into their thoughts on jihad
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
A reflection on the writer and his work, particularly his favourite novel Bagh
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
For a novel about death and the afterlife, Neil Smith’s Boo is anything but dreary
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
Over the Moon, which won Imtiaz Dharker the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, is her best collection to date
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
Perry Anderson explores the rise of an imperialist USA in a collection of three essays
Published 23 Aug, 2015 06:37am
On the experimental and unconventional poetry of Sher Afzal Jafri
Updated 29 Aug, 2015 03:36pm
Anis Shivani’s debut novel captures the diversity of life in the city
Published 16 Aug, 2015 06:02am
Various authors have used their works of fiction to critique and ‘protest’ against patriarchal society in the province
Published 16 Aug, 2015 06:02am
I hope someone invites me to a literary festival there one day, so I can see your beautiful country
Published 16 Aug, 2015 06:02am
In her prizewinning novel, Ali Smith gives a commentary on art and explores death
Published 16 Aug, 2015 06:02am
Stuart Schaar explores the many facets of the political activist and left-wing intellectual Eqbal Ahmad
Published 16 Aug, 2015 06:02am
On the publication of Amin Hazeen Sialkoti’s poems
Updated 24 Aug, 2015 01:22pm
Nisid Hajari writes a fast-paced albeit unbalanced account of the Partition
Published 09 Aug, 2015 07:55am
Despite his current obscurity the Uruguayan writer’s work is incomparably original and influential
Published 09 Aug, 2015 07:55am
The tragedies and devastating impact of 1947 as captured in literature
Published 09 Aug, 2015 07:55am
A compilation of oral histories brings to light the stories of Pakistan’s Partition generation
Published 09 Aug, 2015 07:55am
“Who decides what history is and how it should be recorded?” — Anam Zakaria
Published 09 Aug, 2015 07:55am
Fiction often depicts reality better than historical accounts
Updated 29 Aug, 2015 03:14pm
Imran Mir’s biography reveals an artist willing to go against the grain
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
Homecoming brings together the development and influence of Rasheed Araeen’s work
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
The history of the College of Art and Design at the University of the Punjab
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
On Daud Rahbar’s assertion that South Asian philosophers greatly contributed to religious tradition
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
Salima Hashmi’s book charts the evolution of Pakistani art in the last two decades
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
Tracing the growth of art book and journal publishing in Pakistan
Published 02 Aug, 2015 07:10am
Harper Lee’s ‘sequel’ to her Pulitzer Prizewinning novel gives important insight into the author’s writing process
Published 26 Jul, 2015 07:15am
On what makes the author such a master storyteller and a literary icon
Published 26 Jul, 2015 07:15am
