artistic integrity
Bangladesh
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circus animals
courage
cultural history
cultural impact
emotional conflict
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ethnic conflict
Fahmida Riaz
feminism
gender
history
housewife
identity
independence
India
Indian traditions
innovation
intellectual honesty
Islamic traditions
Jamila Hasmi
Karachi
literary culture
literature
lyricism
modernism
modernity
Mumtaz Shirin
nationalism
peasant
polemic
political reflection
salvation
silk pyjamas
social issues
wars
women
writers
Product details
- ISBN 9780863565779
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 135 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 13 Jul 2005
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A naive peasant is left with a white man's baby; a frustrated housewife slashes her husband's silk pyjamas; a middle-class housewife sees visions of salvation in the tricks of circus animals...In this collection of stories by Pakistan's finest women writers - including Jamila Hashmi, Mumtaz Shirin, and Fahmida Riaz - we are introduced to the intricate narrative patterns and compelling cadences of a rich literary culture. Equally at ease with polemic and lyricism, these writers mirror the events of their convoluted history - nationalism and independence, wars with India, the creation of Bangladesh, the ethnic conflicts in Karachi - in innovative and courageous forms. Influenced both by the Indian and Islamic traditions of their milieu and by the shocking impact of modernity, they are distinguished above all by their artistic integrity and intellectual honesty.
Aamer Hussein was born in Karachi and moved to London in 1970. As well as an author, Hussein is a well-known reviewer and literary critic, contributing to The Independent and the TLS, as well as to several Pakistani national newspapers. He holds visiting posts at the University of Southampton and the University of London, and is the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Imperial College for 2003-2004. He was recently awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature.
