June 5, 2005 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Army’s march in politics This book elaborates on the early entry of the army into Pakistani politics. Giving examples from history... EXCERPTS: Is rationality a foreign concept? Speaking of secularization, it is a diffused concept or as Daniel Bell says, “It is such a muddle... AUTHOR: A poet of contrasts Eminent progressive critic and poet Dr Qamar Raees sketches the portrait of Hasan Abid... ARTICLE: A dialogue with my spirit Javed Shaheen, belongs to the group of poets who sought a new expression in the ghazal, especially in terms of its content and diction, in the late 1950s... REVIEWS: America’s intelligence failures For Americans, one shocking fallout of the 9/11, apart from its other disastrous consequences... REVIEWS: A dying breed of man For any thinking person living in the 21st century, the title of Andrew Miller’s latest novel is sure to elicit a whole... REVIEWS: Stock picking for everyone Can a blind-folded monkey throwing darts at the financial pages of a newspaper select a portfolio of stocks that would do just as well as one researched... REVIEWS: Not quite a lost battle Ismat Chughtai shot into prominence after the publication of her most controversial short story, “Lihaf”. Not only did it raise many an innocent eyebrow... REVIEWS: Thought never dies N ovelist, essayist, scholar and diplomat Carlos Fuentes is one of the world’s foremost international literary figures... REVIEWS: The brothers grim Where did it all go wrong? It’s the question which comes to every old Marxist, whether... REVIEWS: The winding road to nowhere Written by Dr Amin A. Gadit this book is a compilation of articles and editorials from various national and international journals... In brief Prosenjit Das Gupta’s Tracking Jim is a double triumph of complete dedication to his subject fired by a rare passion for physically following Jim Corbett’s... REVIEWS: Deep wisdom “On the day when the iron bird flies, when horsemen gallop on wheels, the people of Bodh shall travel across the world like ants... REVIEWS: On a journey of discovery The thing with Kamila Shamsie’s novels is that they suck you in from the first sentence. You are immediately absorbed into her stories... REVIEWS: A country derailed Many people in Karachi, especially those who have seen the chalking on the walls during the post Z. A... REVIEWS: Poetry with an eye on music In the past many poets acquired a fair amount of knowledge of music, which they would put.. REVIEWS: Persian prosody Prosody is the vital measure of rhythm and sound effects occurring in the verse structure and it is no surprise that there are various descriptive... In brief Biographies of eminent personalities are read with interest not only by students and historians but also by common people who are interested...

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