Trespassing: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312423551 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Their illicit affair will forever rupture two households and three families, destroying a stable present built on the repression of a bloody past.In this sweeping novel of modern Pakistan, Uzma Aslam Khan takes us from the stifling demands of tradition and family to the daily oppression of routine political violence, from the gorgeous sensual vistas of the silk farms to the teeming streets of Karachi--stinking, crumbling, and corrupt.. Back in Karachi for his father's funeral, Daanish, a young Pakistani changed by his years at an American university, is entranced by Dia, a fiercely independent heiress to a silk factory in the countryside
From Publishers Weekly Khan limns the conflicts between modern Western and traditional Pakistani mores in an intelligent, ambitious novel (her first to be published in the U.S.) about two star-crossed young lovers in contemporary Karachi. Their families' disapproval casts a pall over their meetings, though, and Daanish begins to feel uncertain about seeing Dia as the date for his return to America draws closer. Khan's frequent flashbacks can be jarring, and the affair between Dia and Daanish is stretched perilously thin as the primary story line, but Khan's prose, ornate yet precise in its discussions of both love and politics, mark her as a truly gifted observer of moments grand and minute. But when Daanish meets Nini's best friend, the thoughtf
Susan Vinicor said Promising, but ultimately disappointing. There was a lot of jumping around from one country and time period and character to the next, which created confusion and I don't think helped to advance the plot. The author tried to address a number of issues without resolving any of them, in my opinion. I was disappointed.. ""Time: Women spent it on men; men spent it on men."" according to Luan Gaines. Through three main protagonists, Dia, Daanish and Salaamat, events spool out in America and Pakistan in the mid-eighties to early nineties, through the Gulf War and civil unrest in Pakistan, dissatisfaction breaking out across the country in waves of violence, a bloody past still plaguing the citizens. Through this turmoil, a forbidden love unfolds. Dia, heiress to a silk factory whose father was gruesomely murdered, succumbs to the charms of Daanish, a young man recently returned from America to attend his father's funereal rituals. The two meet innocently. an engaging novel Felicia Sullivan Reviewed by Patty Payette for Small Spiral Notebook"You zip me up." Daanish, a young Pakistani student, tries to explain to his secret lover, Dia, why he is compelled to seek out her company in Uzma Aslam Khan's new novel Trespassing. Torn between traditional familial and cultural expectations and his modern sensibilities, Daanish uses Dia to assuage his cultural confusion. Dia, determined to marry for love rather than convenience, seeks out Daanish as a soul mate despite the fact that he has been tapped as the suitable match for her best friend Nissrine.Kh