BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published August 19, 2018

Pehla Rang Milawat Wala
Asif Memmood

A collection of 34 poems on an eclectic mix of subjects, ranging from romantic love (‘Tumhara Mera Pehla Ishq’) to social ills (‘Misogyny’) to modern trends (‘Selfie’) and the philosophical (‘Chai Ki Pyalion Mein Uthta Toofan’).

Bechain Shehr Ki Pursukoon Larki
Amin Sadruddin Bhayani

A collection of short stories, most of which are created around singular characters — a brother, a father who lies, an angry old man and a girl at peace with the world around her — as well as a translation of Peter H. Reynolds’s tale ‘The Dot’.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, August 19th, 2018

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