Kolachi Dreams
Nadya A. R

A racy read, Kolachi Dreams highlights gravely relevant social, economic, religious and gender-related issues of Pakistan through the vibrant, eventful lives of its main characters. The protagonist, BK, becomes a terrorist to avenge the child-rape and death of his sister by the complexed, powerful landlord of his village. BK’s escapades with political leaders, spiritual healers, clairvoyants and comrades in Karachi are integral components in his torturous journey to seek justice.

The Season of Love, Bitter Almonds and Delayed Rains
Mazhar ul Islam
Edited and Translated by Christopher Shackle

This book presents for the first time in English, a representative selection of the work of one of the most original voices to have established itself in Pakistani Urdu prose fiction. Consisting of new translations of thirty of Mazhar ul Islam’s best stories and a set of mini stories, this book illustrates the variety of his literary imagination through the inclusion of his other pieces: the highly stylized prologues which preface his story collections, essays on folklore and on literature, and two prose poems. Characteristically quite brief in compass, Mazhar ul Islam’s stories are notable for their creative evocation of many aspects of Pakistani life, including its powerful Sufi heritage.

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