NON-FICTION: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GHAZAL

NON-FICTION: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GHAZAL

Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s Ghazal Cosmopolitan is, in her own words, “part love letter to Urdu… and part manual for the craft of ghazal Published 05 May, 2024 08:13am
NON-FICTION: WRITING TO THE PROFESSOR

NON-FICTION: WRITING TO THE PROFESSOR

A compilation of Urdu letters written by Japanese academics and students to a Pakistani Urdu scholar is an enriching read for...
Published 05 May, 2024 08:05am
NON-FICTION: BEYOND HAPPY DAYS

NON-FICTION: BEYOND HAPPY DAYS

Actor, producer, director, author and voice-over artist Henry Winkler’s memoir is most poignant when he deals with the curse of
Published 05 May, 2024 07:46am
COLUMN: THINGS FALL APART

COLUMN: THINGS FALL APART

The Bangladeshi-American author Rumaan Alam wrote Leave the World Behind just before the Covid-19 pandemic. The novel was...
Published 05 May, 2024 07:42am
NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

NON-FICTION: REHMAN SAHIB OF HASANPUR

I.A. Rehman’s posthumously published memoirs narrate his early life and the making of one of the greatest human rights activists
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 12:14pm
FICTION: BOOKS AND SPIES

FICTION: BOOKS AND SPIES

A gripping historical drama centring around a young girl and a London bookshop involved in a Cold War espionage network offers a
Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:29am
POETRY: GLIMMERS OF BEAUTY

POETRY: GLIMMERS OF BEAUTY

A recent collection of poetry and poetic prose presents one with a different interpretive angle and nuance of feeling on each...
Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:04am

THE LIFE OF HEDD WYN

The names Passchendaele, the Somme and Mametz Wood stand as grim sentinels, forever bound to the unimaginable ...
Published 28 Apr, 2024 09:59am
BOOKS IN BRIEF

BOOKS IN BRIEF

The author of the book is a petroleum engineer by profession, who has worked in Pakistan and the Middle East for more than 36
Published 28 Apr, 2024 09:50am
NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

NON-FICTION: THE POETICS OF DIVINE LOVE

Syed Nomanul Haq’s Urdu translation of Mansur al-Hallaj’s Kitab al-Tawasin captures the beauty and elegance of the original...
Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:58am