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This is where the serpent lives / Daniyal Mueenuddin.
Van Pelt Library PR9540.9.M84 T48 2026
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Mueenuddin This
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mueenuddin, Daniyal, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pakistan--Fiction.
- Pakistan.
- Social classes--Pakistan--Fiction.
- Social classes.
- Feudalism--Pakistan--Fiction.
- Feudalism.
- Political corruption--Pakistan--Fiction.
- Political corruption.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Loyalty--Fiction.
- Loyalty.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Novels.
- Political fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 343 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
- Summary:
- Set in urban and rural Pakistan, this novel follows the interconnected lives of multiple characters whose experiences reflect the country's feudal, political, and social structures. The narrative traces the rise and struggles of individuals shaped by poverty, power, loyalty, and ambition, including servants, landowners, and political elites. Through their personal relationships and moral choices, the novel examines issues of class, authority, corruption, and survival within contemporary Pakistani society, combining intimate character studies with a broad social portrait.
- Notes:
- "A Borzoi book." -- title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mueenuddin, Daniyal. This is where the serpent lives.
- ISBN:
- 9780525655152
- 0525655158
- OCLC:
- 1513824099
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