The Scatter Here is Too Great
$33.70
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2015
Summary
A love letter to Karachi, told by the people linked together by one devastating event.
- Shortlisted for the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
- Winner of the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2014
The Scatter Here Is Too Great heralds a major new voice from Pakistan with a stunning debut—a novel told in a rich variety of distinctive voices that converge at a single horrific event: a bomb blast at a station in the heart of the city.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099589846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099589842 |
| Author: | Bilal Tanweer |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
A beautiful debut. A blood-soaked love letter to Karachi. – Mohammed Hanif
Timely and unconventional… Its beautiful fragments coalesce to form an elaborate, haunting portrait of urban Pakistan, one that is rich with acute sociological detail and subtle existential contemplation. – Hirsh Sawhney * Guardian *
A superb and genuinely exciting debut. By the end of this book Tanweer had made me see that certain things are more beautiful and valuable for having been broken. – Nadeem Aslam
Bilal Tanweer uses his many gifts as a writer to evoke a Karachi of humour, violence, frustration, love - and breathtaking stories at every turn. A wonderful debut. – Kamila Shamsie
Bilal Tanweer has written a modern love letter - furious, passionate, playful, and longing - to Pakistan. And in his brilliant hands he tells the universal story of home. – Ben Marcus
An impressive, poignant read. – Jennifer Lipman * Running in Heels *
Intriguing… Each of the voices rings emotionally true. – Jon Wise * Weekend Sport *
it’s beautiful fragments coalesce to form an elaborate, haunting portrait of urban Pakistan, rich with acute sociological detail and subtle existential contemplation – Hirsh Sawhney * Guardian *
About The Author
Bilal Tanweer
Bilal Tanweer was born and raised in Karachi. His fiction, poetry and translations have appeared in various international journals. He was selected as a Granta new voice in 2011 and was named an Honorary Fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. He lives in Lahore.
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