Leaving home : towards a new millennium : a collection of English prose by Pakistani writers / selected and edited by Muneeza Shamsie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shamsie, Muneeza.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

xxiv, 434 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

In this volume, Muneeza Shamsie has collected a unique selection of Pakistani English fiction and non-fiction, about migration--at partition into the diaspora, and from the rural areas into the cities. The contributors include some of Pakistan's most eminent writers and some new voices, to generate a meaningful discussion with a wide perspective, on this century's burning issues: borders, barriers and identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195795296

OCLC:

47870029