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Mirages of the Mind

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A hilarious and nostalgic account of twentieth-century Muslim life on the Indian subcontinent. Basharat and his family are Indian Muslims who have relocated to Pakistan, but who remain deeply steeped in the nostalgia of pre-Partition life in India. Through Mirages of the Mind's absurd anecdotes and unforgettable biographical sketches—which hide the deeper unease and sorrow of the family's journey from Kanpur to Karachi—Basharat emerges as a wise fool, and the host of this unique sketch comedy. From humorous scenes in colonial north India, to the heartbreak and homesickness of post-colonial life in Pakistan, Mirages of the Mind forms an authentic portrait of life among South Asia's Urdu speakers, rendered beautifully into English by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad.
Request Code : ZLIB.IO17979390
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Year:
2015
Publisher:
New Directions
Language:
English
ISBN 13:
9780811224130
ISBN:
9780811224147,9780811224130

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