Qaisra Shahraz

Set in in contemporary Pakistan, London and Egypt,Zarrie Bano is a glamorous 28 year-old daughter of,a wealthy Muslim landowner, Habib Khan. When his,only son is killed in a freak riding accident,Habib decides to make Zarri his heiress,resurrecting an ancient tradition which decrees,that an heiress must remain celibate, and forcing,his daughter into marriage to the Holy Koran.,""A lean, lyrical meditation on tradition and,independence, sensuality and sacrifice set against,the mortal battleground of modern day Pakistan.,Sharaz's debut beguiles throughout"" - The Times

The Holy Woman

Typhoon

Zarri Bano, seorang perempuan Muslim nan jelita, berkali-kali menolak lamaran laki-laki sampai akhirnya ia bertemu Sikander, yang memikat hatinya pada pandangan pertama. Namun, ketika Jafar, adik lelaki Zarri Bano, penerus martabat ayah mereka satu-satunya, tewas dalam kecelakaan, sang ayah memaksa Zarri Bano menjadi Perempuan Suci. Ini berarti ia tidak boleh menikah, karena satu-satunya yang boleh ia nikahi adalah Al-Quran. Api asmaranya bersama Sikander pun dipaksa padam, justru pada saat mereka benar-benar ingin mereguk cinta. Yang lebih menyakitkan, dalam puncak kekecewaannya, Sikander malah mengawini Ruby, adik Zarri Bano. Demikianlah, selama bertahun-tahun, kesedihan, amarah, dan perang batin Zarri Bano tersembunyi rapi di balik burqa hitam yang membungkus tubuhnya, dan membatasinya dengan dunia luar. Terjadi di negeri Pakistan yang eksotis, novel yang banyak mendapat pujian ini memaparkan secara melodramatis peliknya realitas seorang perempuan yang hidup di tengah kungkungan tradisi yang dibangun oleh lak-laki. [Mizan, Pustaka, Novel, Fiksi]

Perempuan Suci

Jhumpa Lahiri

Andrea Levy

Saeed Taji Farouky

Shereen Pandit

Displacement Stories of Identity and Belonging

Diese Sammlung von Short Stories enthält die Texte: Andrea Levy: Loose Change Shereen Pandit: She Shall Not Be Moved Saeed Taji Farouky: The Rain Missed My Face and Fell Straight to My Shoes Jhumpa Lahiri: The Third and Final Continent Qaisra Shahraz: The Escape

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"Delightfully detailed, emotionally rich and relevant" Anora McGaha, editor of Women Writers, Women Books A multi-layered, multi-faceted story of love, loss and mixed-race marriage, Revolt is the tale of three wealthy sisters and the problems that no amount of money can solve. There is a daughter, abandoned because of an impulsive marriage, an aunt who pines for lost love, and a bridegroom with the biggest problem of them all. Set in England and the fictional village of Gulistan in Pakistan, with its fascinating array of quirky, eccentric and unforgettable characters, Revolt centres on the forthcoming marriage of two rich cousins and the often hilarious but always deeply moving pitfalls of living in a place where everyone knows everybody else s business. Underpinning the action is the compulsive and pervading need to resolve the conflict between Pakistani Muslim values and those of the modern West. A brilliantly incisive portrait of small-town life, exploding into a panoramic portrayal of the nature of change, freedom, pride and prejudice, Revolt also reminds us of a darker, more threatening world. Immensely readable, dramatic and beautifully evocative, this book will enthral, as the action unfolds and the tensions play out to their startling resolution.

Revolt

In this vibrant and moving collection of short stories by award winning author Quaisra Shahraz, she demonstrates yet again her abilities for storyline and plot which are always gripping.The Elopement, The Discovery and A Pair of Jeans focus on the issues facing young Pakistani Muslim women as they work out how to live in a world where traditional and Western values clash. Can they create a synthesis?Miriam in A Pair of Jeans discovers that a seeming innocuous item of clothing can cause disaster while Rubiya in The Elopement and The Discovery pays the price of rejection for her past misdeed. In The Zemindar's Wife and Perchanvah the reader opens a window into a world of feudal lifestyle and class consciousness that is embedded in the psyche of many of the country's inhabitants.Other stories - Escape and The City Dwellers explore the feelings of those struggling to discover the meaning of "home". The Malay Host is a contrast with an element of the mysterious. What is behind the one locked door in the old Malay house that is a tourist attraction and why is the woman of the house brandishing a piece of burning wood at the Western visitors? Long held cultural and traditional attitudes to clothes and other aspects of life in general is a dilemma for young women and their families caught up in the midst of an identity crisis. In some ways a lot has changed in British Pakistani society but this fundamental dilemma is still there and well depicted in the lives of the protagonists in these stories.

A Pair of Jeans and other stories

A powerful saga of love and family politics.

A powerful and compelling family drama, The Holy Woman is a romantic story of love and betrayal set in a wealthy Muslim community, with all the pressures and conflicts that modern life and old traditions bring. Zarrie Bano is the glamorous 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon to whom her father takes an immediate dislike. And when her brother is killed in a freak accident, things get complicated...

Dengan cadar terkoyak yang terlilit erat mengelilingi bahunya dan kepala tertunduk, perempuan itu melirik ke atas dari balik tepian kerudungnya. Matanya bagaikan sepasang mata rusa yang terluka. Memohon dan pasrah. Dedaunan yang terpana di atas pohon, seketika berhenti gemerisiknya. Embusan angin sore yang hangat mengambang. Penduduk desa itu menahan napas. "Aku menceraikan kau! Aku menceraikan kau! Aku menceraikan kau!" Tiga talak yang mematikan itu menghujam jantungnya. Sebuah prasangkan yang membutakan, menyeret diadakannya kacheri, pengadilan terbuka, yang dihadiri seluruh penduduk desa. Bagaikan taifun, tragedi itu menyapu seluruh penduduk Desa Chiragpur, mengubur mereka dalam rasa bersalah sepanjang hidup. Tiga wanita belia mengalami kisah tragis yang menghantui kehidupannya masing-masing di Desa Chiragpur-asal mula Zarri Bano sang Perempuan Suci. Naghmana,perempuan glamor dari kota; Chaudharani Kaniz, sang maharani; dan Gushan, istri tak berdosa. [Mizan, Pustaka, Novel, Fiksi]

Novel tentang Cinta dan Prasangka

Perempuan Terluka

"Typhoon" is set in Chiragpur, a Pakistani village warped in time, space and guilt, whose inhabitants are still traumatised by what happened some twenty years earlier in a courtroom (kacheri). With the arrival of a beautiful stranger from the city, the villagers are helplessly swept along by a typhoon-like series of events and become buried under the burden of their guilt. Closely guarding their small silk parcels containing a lock of a woman's hair, they all hope to return it to its rightful owner and beg her forgiveness."Typhoon" is a tragic tale of three young women, each one demonised by their past: Naghmana - the glamorous stranger from the city; Chaudharani Kaniz - the village land baron, and Gulshan - the innocent wife. One is caught in the arms of another woman's husband in the middle of the night; another was raped in her youth; and the third woman's world fell apart as she lost her husband, before her eyes, to a total stranger and her mother vowed revenge. For all three there is no escape from what fate has in store.

Qaisra

Should She Choose Her Father S Legacy Or Listen To Her Heart? Zarri Bano Is The Glamorous Twenty-Eight-Year-Old Daughter Of A Wealthy Muslim Landowner, Habib Khan. She Falls In Love With Sikander, A Business Tycoon And Plans To Marry Him, But Her Father Takes An Instant, Irrational Dislike To Sikander And Vetoes The Match. When His Only Son Is Killed In A Freak Riding Accident, Habib Khan Decides To Make Zarri Bano His Heiress, Resurrecting An Ancient Tradition Which Decrees That An Heiress Must Remain Celibate. Zarri Bano Is Thus Forced Into Marriage To The Holy Koran And Becomes Her Clan S Holy Woman . But Will Zarri Bano S Heart Allow Her To Ignore Her Love For Sikander? And Can Sikander Live Without Her? Set In Contemporary Pakistan, London And Egypt, Fated To Love Is A Romantic Story Of Love And Betrayal, With All The Pressures And Conflicts That Modern Life And Old Traditions Bring. A Lean, Lyrical Meditation On Tradition And Independence, Sensuality And Sacrifice The Times A Very Moving Tale Of Love, Passion And Islamic Traditions . . .Difficult To Put Down Bbc National Asian Network A Dramatic Story Of Family Intrigue, Religious Passions And Riproaring Romance Michèle Roberts

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