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A Season for Martyrs

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The U.S. literary debut of an up-and-coming Pakistani essayist and novelist

This novel revolves around the last three months of Benazir Bhotto's life -- from her arrival back in Pakistan in October of 2007 to her death in a suicide bombing on December 27th -- as told through the eyes of Ali, a young journalist who is the estranged son of a wealthy landowner.

The contemporary narrative has flashbacks to the history of Ali's feudal family, Sufi mystics, a warrior clan, and the history of outside British and American interference.

With Bhutto serving as the centerpiece of the deadly turmoil, Bina Shah reveals the many contradictions of a country that is struggling to enter into modernity.

A Season for Martyrs is her US debut, and we have lightning in a bottle with this very, very talented novelist and journalist.

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Delphinium

Release: November 04, 2014

ISBN: 1883285615

ISBN 13: 9781883285616

A Season for Martyrs

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The U.S. literary debut of an up-and-coming Pakistani essayist and novelist

This novel revolves around the last three months of Benazir Bhotto's life -- from her arrival back in Pakistan in October of 2007 to her death in a suicide bombing on December 27th -- as told through the eyes of Ali, a young journalist who is the estranged son of a wealthy landowner.

The contemporary narrative has flashbacks to the history of Ali's feudal family, Sufi mystics, a warrior clan, and the history of outside British and American interference.

With Bhutto serving as the centerpiece of the deadly turmoil, Bina Shah reveals the many contradictions of a country that is struggling to enter into modernity.

A Season for Martyrs is her US debut, and we have lightning in a bottle with this very, very talented novelist and journalist.

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Delphinium

Release: November 04, 2014

ISBN: 1883285615

ISBN 13: 9781883285616

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