A Desi's Guide to Pakistani (English) Fiction

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A semi-organized list of reviews of all the Pakistani fiction ever produced.

Also, a look at the people involved in reading, writing and talking about this fiction.

Of Identity Politics and War: Uzma Aslam Khan's Thinner than Skin bores
Of Baby Girls and Heartbreak: Nadeem Aslam’s Leila in the Wilderness is both disturbing and brilliant
Of Lovers and Losers: Jamil Ahmad's The Sins of the Mother haunts
From The Archive of Interviews: The Secret Pakistani Book Club
Of Chick Lit and Cliches: Zeenat Mahal's Haveli amuses
Of Partition and Polio: Bapsi Sidhwa's Cracking India is visceral and heartbreaking and everyone should read it
Of Comedy and Cons: Saba Imtiaz's Karachi, You're Killing Me! delights
Of Nationalities and Religion: Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows is definitely one of Pakistan's best novels
Of Myths and Money: Kamila Shamsie's Salt and Saffron is one of the few partition books that talk about class
Of Cricket and Con Men: Omar Shahid Hamid's The Spinner's Tale is exactly what a thriller should be like