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Pakistani English literature. Pakistani English literature refers to English literature that has been developed and evolved in Pakistan, as well as by members of the Pakistani diaspora who write in the English language. English is one of the official languages of Pakistan (the other being Urdu) and has a history going back to the British ...
Exit West is a 2017 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid.It is Hamid's fourth novel. The main themes of the novel are emigration and refugee problems. [1] The novel, which can be considered fantasy or speculative fiction, [2] is about a young couple, Saeed and Nadia, who live in an unnamed city undergoing civil war and finally have to flee, using a system of magical doors that lead to ...
Umera Ahmed was born on December 10, 1976, in Sialkot, Pakistan.She completed her Masters degree in English Literature from Murray College, Sialkot, the same college that produced one of the most celebrated and gifted scholars and poets (in British held India) of 20th century, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
This is a List of Pakistani writers, writers of fiction and nonfiction who are native to, or born in Pakistan, writing in any language. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
from the BBC programme Front Row, 24 April 2013 [ 1 ] Website. mohsinhamid.com. Mohsin Hamid (Urdu: محسن حامد; born 23 July 1971) is a British Pakistani novelist, writer and brand consultant. His novels are Moth Smoke (2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013), Exit West (2017), and The ...
Pir-e-Kamil. Pir-e-Kamil or Peer-e-Kamil (Urdu: پیر کامل صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم; meaning "The Perfect Mentor") is a novel written by Pakistani writer Umera Ahmad. [1] It was first published in Urdu in 2004 and later in English in 2011. The book deals with the turning points in intervening lives of two people: a ...
Pakistani literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947, emerging out of literary traditions of the South Asia. [1] The shared tradition of Urdu literature and English literature of British India was inherited by the new state.
Zameen (novel) Zameen. (novel) Zameen (Urdu: زمین, romanized: Zamīn, lit. 'land'), alternatively spelled Zamin, is an Urdu novel by Pakistani novelist and short story writer Khadija Mastoor. The novel was published posthumously by Idara-e-Farogh-e-Urdu in 1983. [2] Daisy Rockwell, PhD, translated it into English and released it in July ...