Literature
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Pakistani Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ among Amazon’s top 2017 books
Photo: Screenshot/PBS NewsHour In a year of intense competition, Amazon has assigned fourth place to Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West on its 2017 list of top books. The novel Exit West is a story on...November 9, 2017 2035 0 -
Indian, Pakistani writers can bring two nations together: Poet Agrawal
Pakistani and Indian poets attended an anniversary meeting of the Society of Urdu Literature, April 2017, Springfield, Virginia Credit: Umar John NEXT TV Indian and Pakistani writers can help bring the two uneasy neighbors together for the...May 13, 2017 2479 0 -
Lahore Literary Festival 2017 in New York on Thursday
Photo courtesy Lahore Literary Festival 2017 website The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), which returns to Asia Society here on Thursday, is set to explore contemporary Pakistan, and feature artists, writers, and commentators. This is the second...May 2, 2017 1295 0 -
Literature has power to foster empathy
The 2016 political season – marked by long rhetorical campaigns and divergent slogans – has resulted in a vigorous debate about its impact on the American society. Particularly, the ‘us vs them’ sounding rhetoric – and implications...November 29, 2016 1406 0
