Muhammad Asif Nawaz
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I have so many questions, which include what was this, why was this, and how was it published. | |
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Very interesting and insightful book. I found the read all the more enjoyable because I have been to Sri Lanka and it happens to be one of my favourite countries. Since the author is both an insider and outsider with regards to the country, his obser ...more | |
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Would have rated it somewhere around 3, but an additional star for the short story Kino. Loved that one. | |
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I read the Urdu (and I guess the original) version of Gulzar's debut novel. It's an interesting read, quick enough to get done with in one setting. Since a lot has been written about partition, one needs to be unique while attempting the same topic. ...more | |
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A woman takes her son along on an arduous journey to illegally migrate to the United States after her whole family is murdered by a drug cartel in Mexico. The task is uphill, time and resources are limited, luck is against them, and the leader of the ...more | |
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I try to get a local book (preferably fiction) whenever I visit another country. I recently visited Azerbaijan, and I don't think any other piece of literature defines Azerbaijan the way Ali and Nino does. It has a cult following, not only in Azerbai ...more | |
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It's a light read, at times engaging. Since it's hailed as a classic now, it is difficult to review it objectively. And judging the book from the contemporary literary standards isn't fair. Not one of those books that leave a lasting impression on yo ...more | |

“But, Miss Spencer, I should strike a note of caution. I know there have been women archaeologists in Greece, in Turkey. Even Egypt. But this is Peshawar. Pathan men don't much like the idea of women...'
'Don't much like the idea of women doing what?'
'Don't much like the idea of women.”
― A God in Every Stone
'Don't much like the idea of women doing what?'
'Don't much like the idea of women.”
― A God in Every Stone

“If a man is to die defending a field, let the field be his field, the land his land, the people his people.”
― A God in Every Stone
― A God in Every Stone

“That's what I want for my life. I want to go to Peshawar... Because there's more past than present there. Two and a half thousand years of history beneath its soil. How long a list of reasons do you need?”
― A God in Every Stone
― A God in Every Stone

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