A mujahid's child with his Christian lover is being brought up by a Hindu vegetable vendor. A globe-trotting professor and a mushaira-loving Urdu editor cope with cultural and ideological barriers in a tale of star-crossed lovers. The first and second wives of a businessman hatch a diabolic plot to prevent their husband from taking a new wife. A painter's unusual bond with his dead mother plays havoc with his personal life.
The characters in this collection of stories range from feudal landowners and a conscience-stricken talib to metropolitan beggars, frustrated housewives and women defiantly striking out on their own. Exploring themes of ambition, iniquity and individual yearnings, Irshad AbdulKadir offers a fascinating glimpse into contemporary Pakistani society.
Publisher: Sama Books
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 194g
ISBN: 9789698784874
Dimensions: 195 x 130 x 14mm
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