FICTION: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
A debut novel that shows promise when focusing on the human condition rather than on clichéd themes of drug-running...
Ali Bhutto
FICTION: ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
A shape-shifting novel traverses band culture, sociology and politics to paint a sprawling picture of the United States over...
NON-FICTION: THE DARK SIDE OF THE DUNES
A travelogue from the Western Sahara, now translated into English, tells of a Taiwanese woman longing to escape her
FESTIVAL: DEPLETED, ADAB FEST SOLDIERS ON
The turnout at this year’s festival was significantly lower than last year’s inaugural event, but its significance...
FICTION: BEYOND THE PALE
Zadie Smith’s first short story collection occupies a remote corner of a universe in which conventional notions of time
HISTORY: The Great Wall of Sindh
Accessible from Karachi, but in the middle of nowhere, stands a fort that defends nothing. Who built it and why?
Culture: In search of spirituality
Karachi Theosophical Society has been around since 1896 but finds itself searching for younger members and renewed
Spotlight: Everybody wants some of Linklater’s magic
Richard Linklater’s latest film brings together the personal themes of many of his past films