A Dragonfly in the Sun : An Anthology of Pakistani Writing in
English/edited by Muneeza Shamsie. Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1997,
xxxi, 599 p., ISBN 0 19 577784 0.
A Dragonfly in the Sun : An Anthology of Pakistani Writing in
English/edited by Muneeza Shamsie. Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1997,
xxxi, 599 p., ISBN 0 19 577784 0.
Contents: Introduction. 1. Shahid Suhrawardy. 2. Ahmed Ali. 3. Mumtaz Shahnawaz. 4. Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah. 5. Taufiq Rafat. 6. Maki Kureishi. 7. Shahid Hosain. 8. M.K. Hameed. 9. Daud Kamal. 10. Zulfikar Ghose. 11. Kaleem Omar. 12. Jocelyn Ortt Saeed. 13. Bapsi Sidwa. 14. Nadir Hussein. 15. G.F. Riaz. 16. S. Afzal Haider. 17. Talat Abbasi. 18. Adrian A. Husain. 19. Salman Tarik Kureshi. 20. Tariq Ali. 21. Muneeza Shamsie. 22. Javaid Qazi. 23. Rukhsana Ahmad. 24. Shuja Nawaz. 25. Tariq Rahman. 26. Tahira Naqvi. 27. Adam Zameenzad. 28. Alamgir Hashmi. 29. Waqas Ahmad Khwaja. 30. M. Athar Tahir. 31. Moniza Alvi. 32. Hanif Kureishi. 33. Sara Suleri. 34. Aamer Hussein. 35. Hina Faisal Imam. 36. Mansoor Y. Sheikh. 37. Qaisra Shahraz Ahmad. 38. Moeen Faruqi. 39. Perveen Pasha. 40. Moazzam Sheikh. 41. Sorayya Y. Khan. 42. Tariq Latif. 43. Harris Khalique. 44. Nadeem Aslam. Glossary. Selected bibliography. Index.
"In this volume, the literary journalist, Muneeza Shamsie, has selected work for one of the most exciting anthologies of Pakistani English fiction, poetry and drama. The book shows the development, richness and diversity of Pakistani English writing and provides a comprehensive portrait of the country. Pakistan's most significant writers, including Ahmed Ali, Maki Kureishi, Taufiq Rafat, Bapsi Sidhwa, Shahid Suhrawardy, are all featured here. There is a whole range of expatriates, from Tariq Ali, Zulfikar Ghose and Sara Suleri to Hanif Kureishi, as well as younger, newer, award winning writers such as Moniza Alvi and Nadeem Aslam." (jacket)