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Kahani: Short Stories by Pakistani Women by Aamer Hussein

Kahani: Short Stories by Pakistani Women by Aamer Hussein

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This anthology, edited by Aamer Hussein, spans 170 pages and offers a selection of short stories by prominent Pakistani women writers—such as Jamila Hashmi, Mumtaz Shirin, Fahmida Riaz, Hijab Imtiaz Ali, Khadija Mastoor, and Khalida Hussain. Through narratives both lyrical and polemic, the collection explores themes of oppression, identity, love, and resilience. It reflects Pakistan's complex history—partition, wars, the birth of Bangladesh, and ethnic conflict—while also highlighting profound personal moments: a peasant raising a stranger’s child, a wife’s silent rebellion cutting her husband’s silk pyjamas, and the mystical experiences of circus-seeing housewives. The writing draws on both Islamic and Indian traditions and reacts to modernity’s shocks, all the while demonstrating impressive artistic honesty and emotional depth.

About the Editor —

Born in Karachi in 1955, Aamer Hussein moved to London in 1970 and became a distinguished literary voice—writing fiction, translating Urdu literature, and reviewing for The Independent and The Times Literary Supplement . A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature since 2004, Hussein has authored multiple short-story collections (Mirror to the Sun, This Other Salt, Turquoise, Cactus Town, Insomnia), a novella (Another Gulmohar Tree), and a novel (The Cloud Messenger) . He is multilingual—fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, French, Italian, and Spanish—and serves in academia, holding writing fellowships at institutions like the University of Southampton and the University of London . In Kahani, he brings together diverse voices of Pakistani women in fiction—shining a light on narrative traditions often overlooked in English-language literature

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