Are You Enjoying'is emotional,equally hilarious,and gutting. I couldn't put this book down because I'd been welcomed into the most intimate parts of these characters'lives'Rupi Kaur'Fresh,intelligent,and bold: Mira Sethi's stories open up fascinating slices of contemporary life in Pakistan'Mohsin Hamid'Complex,delicate stories,alert both to the comic and the tragic.And while they focus on characters changing in a changing society,there is a timelessness about Sethi's work that I think comes from her precise observations that a reader will remember like lines of poetry,for their beauty'Kiran DesaiChildhood best friends decide to marry in order to keep their sexuality a secret. A young heiress embarks on a secret affair,ending in devastation but not for the party who was braced for it. A glum divorcee reaches out to his American neighbour. A radicalised student's preparations for his sister's wedding in Lahore involve beating up the groom. An actress from a sheltered background in Karachi is forced to grow up fast on the set of her first major TV show where the real intrigue takes place off-screen.From one of Pakistan's most exciting young writers comes an exhilarating,audacious debut story collection; upending traditional notions of identity,scrutinising the relationship between power and desire,and fizzing with energy and wit.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781408895054Number of pages: 208Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Fresh,intelligent,and bold: Mira Sethi's stories open up fascinating slices of contemporary life in PakistanAre You Enjoying is emotional,equally hilarious and gutting. I couldn't put this book down because I'd been welcomed into the most intimate parts of these characters'lives.These are complex,delicate stories,alert both to the comic and the tragic.And while they focus on characters changing in a changing society,there is a timelessness about Sethi's work that I think comes from her precise observations that a reader will remember like lines of poetry,for their beauty.Best new books to read in 202150 Best New Books to Read in 2021In Sethi's striking debut collection,strong women face myriad challenges.
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