Book review

It is difficult to classify ‘The Cursed Child’ as a great piece of contemporary writing

Anjum Rehmani’s eloquent writing style adds universal appeal to an otherwise purely academic book

Murakami’s characters are always extremely unique, with idiosyncrasies that are hard to forget

Shaukat Thanvi’s pen seems to hesitate from becoming ‘outrageous’ in its intensity, incisiveness and force

‘In Search for Shiva’ shows another world of religiosity that does not look towards Middle East

Yoga can recognise the cause of a disease and also has the means to repair or cure it

Noam Chomsky’s ‘Because We Say So’ is a must read for those with an interest in foreign policy

‘The Ghaznavid Mosque and the Islamic Settlement’ does not target a reader just looking for some information

Ali Madeeh Hashmi’s ‘Love and Revolution’ reads like a novel, answering many pertinent questions

Zero K steers clear of minutiae, affectation that categorized Delillo’s earlier work

This book illustrates Angelou’s life from the age of three to 17, which was spent mostly during the Great Depression

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Zainab T Khan gives life lessons with story of cancer patient

Liaqat Malik’s nuggets of wisdom, one-liners leave a lasting impression

KK Varma’s book fails to deliver its story

At his age and stature, Marker is not one to fawn over the dead or praise the living

Padma Rao Sundarji’s book highlights life after civil war

Urdu translation of ‘Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction’ creates new dimensions for Pakistani literature

Book on Kashmiri Pandits does not provoke bias or propagate hate

Ghulam Abbas’s way of describing people, their facial expressions and demeanour is fascinating

‘City of Spies’ depicts a coming-of-age story about politics, identity

‘The Lvory Throne’ reclaims a character from history that has been abandoned

Rumana Husain’s book is a reminder that there is more to Karachi than lawn sales, garden parties

SM Shahid’s coffee table book chronicles Karachi’s structural, colonial history

Spiritual Music of Punjab encapsulates 40 years of research on musical forms

Sequel of Gregory David Boberts’ ‘Shantaram’ fails to carry on the thrill

Iyer avoids writing in a pretentious manner, but with vivid emotions intact

Forbes on why establishing the gold standard to value money is ideal for the 21st Century

Elmira Bayrasli, author of From The Other Side of the World, believes the next Silicon Valley could be in Lahore

Team Muhafiz lets teenagers do the teaching through comics on inclusivity and social justice

Randall Munroe’s book superbly epitomises beauty of math, science without compromising authenticity

Azaz Syed’s book is first original work produced by a journalist in Pakistan after Bin Laden’s death

Rawul Pindee: The Raj Years shows the changes that the city has undergone in the last 200 years

This is a story of women who treat their own kind as dirt to combat the inhumanity of men

A series of short stories, The Lovers and the Leavers questions preconceived notions about love

Kehar’s narrative engages the past and present, bringing to life a story of love, rivalry and the pains of Partition

Author Anita Anand narrates the untold story of a woman who lost everything to an imperialist agenda

Author Anam Zakaria shares what compelled her to write a book on the subcontinent’s Partition

Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is powerful but divisive