Are You Enjoying?
Stories
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 189 pages ; 22 cm
"An exhilarating debut by a young writer from Pakistan: provocative, funny, disarmingly original stories that upend traditional notions of identity and family, and peer into the vulnerable workings of the human heart. From the high-stakes worlds of television and politics to the intimate corridors of home--including the bedroom--these wryly observed, deeply revealing stories look at life in Pakistan with humor, compassion, psychological acuity, and emotional immediacy. Childhood best friends agree to marry in order to keep their sexuality a secret. A young woman with an anxiety disorder discovers the numbing pleasures of an illicit love affair. A radicalized student's preparations for his sister's wedding involve beating up the groom. An actress is forced to grow up fast on the set of her first major tv show, where the real intrigue takes place off-screen. Every story bears witness to the all-too-universal desire to be loved, and what happens when this longing gets pushed to its limits. Are You Enjoying? is a free-spirited, confident, indelible introduction to a galvanizing new talent"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Mini apple -- Breezy blessings -- A life of it's own, part one -- A man for his time -- Tomboy -- A life of it's own, part two -- Are you enjoying?
ISBN:
9781524732875
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Sethi | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | In |