In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
From the author of This is Where the Serpent Lives the ‘standout novel of 2026' – Guardian
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
From the author of This is Where the Serpent Lives the ‘standout novel of 2026' – Guardian
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Winner of the Best First Book Award for the Commonwealth Writers' Award
Winner of the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award
Winner of the 2009 Story Prize
Shortlisted for the National Book Award
Finalisted for the LA Times Best First Book Award
A hard-driven politician at the height of his powers falls critically ill and seeks to perpetuate his legacy; a girl from a declining Lahori family becomes a wealthy relative's mistress, thinking there will be no cost; an electrician confronts a violent assailant in order to protect his most valuable possession; a maidservant who advances herself through sexual favors unexpectedly falls in love.
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders illuminates a place and people as it describes the overlapping worlds of an extended Pakistani landowning family. Servants, masters, peasants and socialites, all inextricably bound to each other, confront the advantages and constraints of their station, the dissolution of old ways, and the shock of change. These richly textured stories reveal the complexities of Pakistani class and culture, as they describe the loves, triumphs, misunderstandings and tragedies of everyday life.
Product details
| Published | 05 Apr 2010 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781408801048 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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