Writing Pakistan: Conversations with Pakistani English Novelists

Mushtaq Bilal

ago 2016 · Harper Collins

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What does it mean to be an English-language fiction writer in a country that is perpetually on the brink of disaster? In this first-ever collection of interviews with Pakistani novelists writing in English, Mushtaq Bilal explores how fictions are informed by the authors' cultural identities. Is it possible, for instance, to write about Pakistan without self-censoring? How do writers contest and challenge Western stereotypes of the country? Do they even consciously do that? And what about challenging Pakistani stereotypes of the West?Providing fresh insights into some of the most important and politically engaged contemporary fiction to come out of the subcontinent, Writing Pakistan is essential reading for anyone interested in the art of storytelling, in books and in Pakistan itself - because to understand a nation, one needs to talk to those who are writing it.

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Mushtaq Bilal is pursuing a doctorate in postcolonial studies. His work has appeared in such academic journals as Postcolonial Text, Contemporary South Asia, Journal of South Asian Studies and the Annual of Urdu Studies. He lives in Islamabad.