Karachi, You are Killing Me!

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Re: Karachi, You are Killing Me!

@Jolie

Given the lack of political, intellectual and personal freedom in Karachi, it would not be unfair to suspect that it is perhaps intentional to have such books published in India. Primarily to save publishing houses from being closed or burned down or members killed.

If not Karachi, then any publisher from Lahore should have done the job. Lately, Sang e Meel, who is publishing most of Urdu works from classics like Tilsm e Hoshruba to new writers, started publishing English books (though most on history and research).

I think besides publishers choice, writers also want to be published outside Pakistan. That gives them a feeling of being internationally recognised (even that means the book is not sold at all in country where its published). I don’t how many Indian readers will be interested in this book.