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Hybrid Tapestries: (Record no. 11860)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199403530
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 959
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shamsi, Muneeza
9 (RLIN) 392426
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Hybrid Tapestries:
Remainder of title The Development of Pakistani Literature in English
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Pakistan;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 676 Pages;
Other physical details Hardback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Hybrid Tapestries provides an extensive historical map of Pakistani English literature: it traces the narrative to its multiple origins, including pre-colonial and colonial contacts, and moves across the twentieth century to extraordinary new talent. The book singles out thirteen innovative writers for a detailed chapter on each, beginning with those who became Pakistanis after Partition (such as Shahid Suhrawardy and Ahmed Ali) but who had published major works prior to Independence. Due acknowledgement is also given to the two forgotten writers of that era: Atiya and Samuel Fyzee Rahamin. Pioneering contemporary authors, from Zulfikar Ghose and Taufiq Rafat to Bapsi Sidhwa, Sara Suleri, and Hanif Kureishi are discussed in detail. The book encompasses poetry, fiction, drama, and life-writing. It includes and unites a wide range of English language writers in Pakistan with those living in the diaspora. Poets Alamgir Hashmi, Imtiaz Dharker, and Moniza Alvi; novelists Kamila Shamsie, Mohsin Hamid, and Uzma Aslam Khan; short story writers Aamer Hussein, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and Jamil Ahmed; playwrights Sayeed Ahmad, Rukhsana Ahmed, and Ayub Khan-Din are all discussed here. These are underpinned by an extensive discussion on essays, letter writing, and memoirs, including the letters of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Aly Faiz; essays of Anwer Mooraj, Moni Mohsin, and Eqbal Ahmed; travelogues of Salman Rashid; and memoirs of Firoz Khan Noon, Tehmina Durrani, Kamran Nazeer, and others. The book also brings new perspectives and critical writings on the diverse socio-political reasons for the emergence of a Pakistani national literature in English.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element English Literature, Non-Fiction
9 (RLIN) 392427
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
        Karachi Karachi Desi Reads 04/01/2018 2500.00 4 5 959 PKLL000409 22/12/2022 09/12/2022 04/01/2018 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17
        Lahore Lahore Desi Reads 23/02/2018   4 8 959 PKLL000178 22/02/2020 18/02/2020 23/02/2018 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17