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Unmarriageable
Soniah Kamal is a Pakistani-American writer. She is the author of two novels, ''An Isolated Incident'' (2014) and ''Unmarriageable'' (2019). The latter is a retelling of Jane Austen's ''Pride and Prejudice'' set in Pakistan in 2000 and 2001. Early life and education Kamal was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and attended an English-medium school. She subsequently lived in England and Saudi Arabia, and then attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland as an undergraduate, studying philosophy. Writing ''An Isolated Incident'' Kamal published her first novel, ''An Isolated Incident'', in 2014. It is set in Kashmir, the United States, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Reviewing the book for ''Dawn'', Fareeha Rafique wrote, "Kamal’s beautiful use of language is what carries her story." ''An Isolated Incident'' was a finalist for the 2016 Townsend Prize for Fiction from '' The Chattahoochee Review'' and the Georgia Center for the Book. ''Unmarriageable'' Kamal's second novel, ''Unmarriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride And Prejudice
''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is Fee tail, entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the daughters marries well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot. ''Pride and Prejudice'' has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: Dominion of India, India and Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan. The Dominion of India is today the India, Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan—which at the time comprised two regions lying on either side of India—is now the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh. The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947. The change of political borders notably included the division of two provinces of British India, Bengal Presidency, Bengal and Punjab Province (British India), Punjab. The majority Muslim districts in these provinces were awarded to Pakistan and the majority non-Muslim to India. The other assets that were divided included the British Indian Army, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
