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FICTION : MELANCHOLIA AND SUSPENSE

Despite uneven editing, a debut collection of seven stories keeps readers engaged with believable characters and its storytelling

21.12.2025 10

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Rehana Alam

NON-FICTION: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PAKISTANI

An anthology of personal essays by a cross-section of Pakistanis about the meaning of identity and home varies in tone but is

24.08.2025 10

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: A MAD GOTHIC ROMP

Despite a few historical flaws, Sana Pirzada’s latest novel, set before the turn of the 20th century, is a roller-coaster ride of

01.06.2025 20

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: THE ROBOTIC LIFE

A sci-fi novel with a robot as a protagonist is a sarcastic commentary on human society and the futility of human ambition

18.05.2025 9

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FICTION: SHADOWS OF A STORY

A debut novel about a family dispute showcases the author’s facility with words but suffers from a less-than-riveting plot

20.04.2025 20

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: MEMORIES OF LOSS

A second collection of engaging short fiction from writer Shahbano Alvi, often centred on unhappy marriages, death and disease...

30.03.2025 10

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

A rewrite of the movie Runaway Bride with a new ending conceived by the author is consummate romance novel fodder

09.03.2025 4

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: A MIXED BAG FOR EVERYONE

A slim collection of short stories covers vast ground, from magical realism to social ills and diverse issues facing expatriate...

23.02.2025 20

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Rehana Alam

NON-FICTION: TOWARDS HAPPINESS AND EQUILIBRIUM

A memoir by a young blogger seems like a self-help book for young women like her and is primarily focused on child-rearing and...

02.02.2025 20

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Rehana Alam

FICTION: RAISING THE DEAD

Amidst the Dead By Faheem Sikander Liberty Publishing ISBN: 978-627-7626-150 418pp. It is always a good feeling to pick up an English novel written...

03.11.2024 4

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Rehana Alam

NON-FICTION: A BITTERSWEET JAUNT DOWN MEMORY LANE

Namurad Karachi By Khaled Fatmi Haroon Publications 399pp. The author of Namurad Karachi, Khaled Fatmi, has taken up writing in his retirement. But...

08.09.2024 2

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FICTION/NON-FICTION: WRITING IN AN ORAL TRADITION

Aaj Se Ho Ja Razi By Shahbano Alvi Sang-e-Meel Publications ISBN: 978-969-35-3493-1 136pp. At the outset, let me register that I enjoyed reading...

11.08.2024 3

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Rehana Alam