Sahar Shehryar

Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s translation of an Urdu qissa is done with panache, but the joy of reading it in the original is unmatched Published 19 Jun, 2022 08:27am

In many ways, John le Carre’s swansong, Silverview, is an affirmation of his brilliance as one of the last great... Updated 24 Apr, 2022 02:08pm

George Saunders’s latest book, about the craft of writing, is a peek into what a classroom helmed by the award-winning writer... Published 05 Dec, 2021 07:01am

Haunting, troubling, yet extremely thought-provoking, this collection of macabre short stories is a rich, intense and... Updated 27 Apr, 2021 04:09pm

An important Australian novel, set in the gruesome world of Sydney in the 1700s, attempts to come to terms with the monstros... Published 21 Feb, 2021 07:03am

George Floyd’s death in May sparked global outrage and brought centre stage the prevailing systemic inequalities... Published 27 Sep, 2020 07:09am

A searing and unapologetic work challenges accepted social ‘truths’ of an increasingly polarised West and offers... Published 03 May, 2020 07:08am

An astonishing novel that sets out to explore complex theories regarding the human experience shows that thought Published 05 Jan, 2020 09:16am

Arundhati Roy is a fiction writer reacting to the world around her with facts, which is why her words have the effect Published 13 Oct, 2019 07:05am

A debut foray into adult fiction is like a force of nature, a testament to the power of words and masterful storytelling Published 01 Sep, 2019 07:27am

Scattered between tales of simplistic women and misogynistic men, some stories leap from the pages and leave an Published 05 May, 2019 06:49am