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Recommended cultural books (3)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into cultural here are some cultural books from Pakistan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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A Woman Like Her : The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'The powerful story of a woman who was ahead of her time' Mishal Husain, presenter at BBC News'Terrific and necessary' Sonia Faleiro'This book is brilliant and terrifying' Meena Kandasamy_________________________ A beautiful woman in winged eyeliner and a low-cut top lies on a bed urging her favourite cricketer to win the next match. In another post, she pouts at the camera from a hot tub. She posts a selfie with a cleric, wearing his cap at a jaunty angle. Her posts are viewed millions of times and the comments beneath them a... continue

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No Funeral for Nazia by Taha Kehar EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
Description:
A witty and theatrical South Asian mystery novel set over the course of one single electrifying night, exploring the unfinished business death leaves in its wake. Nazia Sami is a celebrated author, but perhaps her greatest plot twist is yet to be produced. In her final days, she wields a pen one last time as she fills her diary with instructions for her sister and writes six letters to be delivered after her death. There is to be no funeral for Nazia. Instead, only six invitees are invited to a party, one of whom is a mystery guest. Over the course of an extraordinary evening, secrets are reve... continue

3.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
Description:
Changez, a young Muslim American, is living the American dream, with a Princeton education and high-paying job, until the events of September 11th force him to confront his personal allegiances.