Natalia Ginzburg’s fiction reveals how detachment can expose the deepest truths about love and loss
The Hungarian novelist’s prose affirms the Nobel Committee’s faith in difficult, demanding writing
Muhammad Asif Nawaz’s debut novel explores how personal and political histories entwine to shape lives
Grief, geography and the quiet strength of connection in Shahbano Alvi’s second story collection
An encouraging reminder that Pakistani Anglophone literature is soaring to new heights
New book revisits scandal, poetry and the ‘first jet-set murder’ in Pakistan
Novelist Bapsi Sidhwa passed away on December 25
Shazaf Fatima Haider’s new novel explores awoman’s journey to freedom
An examination of grief as a debilitating force and memory as a means of healing from trauma
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win is a sign that more creative voices in various Asian languages need to be brought into the limelight
Anita Desai’s new novella carries subtle resonances of her earlier work
Despite its chaotic appearance, a cluttered bookshelf is no short of a dream to a reader
A compelling social history of Karachi from the 1950s to the present
An intriguing addition to Pakistani Anglophone literature
Elahi’s second novel comes through as a meditation on loss, forgiveness and the path towards healing
The fifteenth edition of the Karachi Literature Festival was a celebration of literature in all its unique iterations
An anthology exploring how modern-day movements for women’s empowerment aren’t detached from those in the past
Conversations with writers have now become increasingly platitudinal and monotonous
A compelling effort to link an individual’s journey through time with that of his troubled surroundings
Literature is political but it cannot always be used to serve narrow ends
