Publisher description for Leaving home, towards a new millennium : a collection of English prose by Pakistani writers / selected and edited by Muneeza Shamsie.
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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.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Pakistani literature (English)
Pakistan -- Literary collections.
Pakistanis -- Foreign countries -- Literary collections.
Pakistan -- Emigration and immigration -- Literary collections.