God's Own Land
| Author: |
Shaukat Siddiqi |
| Publisher: |
Alhamra |
Preface
Readers Comments
English translation of Shaukat Siddiqi's "Khuda Ki Basti".
Description:
A modern classic of Urdu literature, God's Own Land (Khuda Ki Basti), is set in the slums of Karachi and Lahore. It is the early 1950s, shortly after partition with India.
The story concerns a poor but respectable family which has fallen on hard times. Corruption and degradation take over their lives. Jobless, and without any real hope of a better life, they find themselves in the clutches of unprincipled enterpreneurs who exploit each of them- totally. The tragic, but deeply moving finale is inevitable.
| DesiStore # |
PBS00886 |
| ISBN |
969-516-033-6 |
| Edition |
First |
| Year |
2001 |
| Pages |
349 |
| Weight (kg) |
0.44 |
| Shipping Weight (lbs) |
1.11 |
| HB/PB |
Paper Back |
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"One of the bestsellers of the 60s, God's Own Land (Khuda Ki Basti) needs no introduction for the true readership of classic Urdu literature. According to the life portrayed, the characterization is very appropriately manoeuvred. Focus on injustice and evil and other vices of the society has been made with immense clarity"
Dawn, Karachi
"Shaukat Siddiqi's best known work is the epic novel God's Own Land (Khuda Ki Basti) which has been translated into 26 languages. In God's Own Land, the young women Sultana and her hapless brother Annu survive one calamity after another, including the medically facilated murder of their mother by her second husband. The vulnerability of a family with no protective father at the head is shown as it falls apart with the children exploited in every way by characters who are always lurking around the corner."
Persimmon, New York
"In God's Own Land (Khuda Ki Basti), Shaukat Siddiqi describes the events and characters with minute details without defending them or apologizing for them. His wonderful understanding of the underworld makes him a master of narrative and of the workaday world"
Morning News, Karachi
God's Own Land
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