Cara Cilano: 3 books
National Identities in Pakistan
The 1971 war in contemporary Pakistani fiction
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
In 1971, a war which took place in Pakistan that resulted in the establishment of two separate countries; East Pakistan became Bangladesh, leaving the remaining four western provinces to comprise a truncated Pakistan. This book examines how literature by those who remained Pakistanis acts as a cultural...
Contemporary Pakistani Fiction in English
Idea, Nation, State
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Looking at a wide selection of Pakistani novels in English, this book explores how literary texts imaginatively probe the past, convey the present, and project a future in terms that facilitate a sense of collective belonging. The novels discussed cover a range of historical movements and developments,...
Post-9/11 Espionage Fiction in the US and Pakistan
Spies and "Terrorists"
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
As the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath influence new developments in spy fiction as a popular genre, an examination of these literary narratives concerned with espionage and terrorism can reshape our approach to non-fictive representations of the same concerns.
Post-9/11 Espionage...