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BTW, Manto’s most famous stories came after partition.
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I liked Blasphemy by Tehmina Durrani. It’s a very graphic read. I have the copy and anyone who reads it finishes it quite quickly, hard not to put a train wreck down.
I’m gonna try to get a hold of her My Feudal Lord, have not heard of Mainda Saeen…are you making this one up? 
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My Feudal Lord was like crack lol…I couldn’t put it down…I was repulsed and fascinated at the same time
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Yes. And I think a couple of those short stories might be in the one I’ve checked out.
A few months ago a friend of my dad’s had visited and given him a copy of Bombay Stories. It just remained on the table in living room and I took it to my room cuz I’m the bookworm in the family. My mom took it back saying that my dad was going to return it to the friend. Later on she told me that was a lie uttered to get the book away from me because “yeh bachon ki parhne wali book nahi” 
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My feudal Lord is known as ‘Meda Sain’ to Bun-kababs.. With Burgers its ‘My Feudal Lord’ 
I’ve read Urdu translation of Blsphemy (Kufr), when I was on an audit and stayed in Rahimyar Khan (Southern Punjab) for a month 
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lols. I read Manto’s ‘Thanda Gosht’ in First year, when it it was published in a magazine. My cousin saw that magazine, but his criticism fell on one of the short story by "Noorul Huda Shah’ for using open language. Propbably, he didn’t know Thanda Gosht was an explosive against Noorulhuda Shah’s story.
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Then try Blasphemy, it will be no less disturbing. I think Feudal Lord is based on Mustafa Khar whom she was once married to. Blasphemy is the supposedly the true story of someone else who relayed her life to Durrani.
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Funny thing is I have Blasphemy on my book shelf…I brought if from my Ammi’s house after she passed away, but I’ve never read it. I’ll dust it off and put it in the stack by my bed
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I think over the years that book lost it shock factor. if I read it again, I won’t be as surprised as I was 10 years back when I read it first time.
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The First Crusade by Thomas Asbridge
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‘Jo Hum pe Guzri’ - Autobiography of famous TV artist Uzma Gilani
‘Parveen Shakir - Jaisa maine dekha’ by Rafaaqat Javed
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Oleander Girl by Divakaruni
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Is Blasphemy about a young girl that gets married to a well known, highly respected religious leader?
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yes, the same story. Is it related to Pir PagaRa? I remember there was some mention of ‘Pir ki Oonthni’ in that novel, which is attributed to PagaRa family
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I don’t know. Read this very disturbing book some 7 years ago.
Don’t know what to make out of it,
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‘Maine Bible se poocha! Quran kiyun jale?’. A book written after Terry Jones speech for burning Quran discussing how Quran respects Prophets mentioned in Bible compared to allegation imposed on them in Bible and raising question ‘why should be a book which respects all the Prophets be burned by those who follow the books which disrespects their own Prophets’.
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And the Mountains Echoed, couple of Bruce Lee’s books and Peaceful Warrior, going to read them all and fill you in here.
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‘Titliyan Dhoondne wali’ by Zahida Hinna (short stories)
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I can’t find Jo Hum pe Guzri anywhere. Where did you get it?
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I’m re-reading The Book Thief.
I read it on vacation in a day or two flat and I feel like I rushed it. Going back to enjoy it.