ISBN: 195777840 Publisher:Oxford University Press Book Format: Hard Bound No. of Volumes: 1 Language: English Physical Description: 599 Year of Publication: 1997
In this volume, the literary journalist, Muneeza Shamsie, has selected work for one of the most exciting anthologies of Pakistani English fiction, poetry and drama. The book shows the development, richness and diversity of Pakistani English writing and provides a comprehensive portrait of the country. Pakistan's most significant writers, including Ahmed Ali, Maki Kureishi, Taufiq Rafat, Bapsi Sidhwa, Shahid Suhrawardy, are all featured here. There is a whole range of expatriates, from Tariq Ali, Zulfikar Ghose and Sara Suleri to Hanif Kureishi, as well as younger, newer, award winning writers such as Moniza Alvi and Nadeem Aslam