''In Other Rooms, Other Wonders'' is a collection of short stories written by Pakistani-American author
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Daniyal Mueenuddin (; born 1963) is a Pakistani-American author who writes in English. His short story collection '' In Other Rooms, Other Wonders'', has been translated into sixteen languages, and won The Story Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Pr ...
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who has also worked as a journalist, lawyer and a businessman. His book has won
The Story Prize
The Story Prize is an annual book award established in 2004 that honors the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction with a $20,000 cash award. Each of two runners-up receives $5,000. Eligible books must be written in English and first ...
, the
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
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and other honors
and was a finalist for the 2010
Pulitzer Prize
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and the 2009
National Book Award
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.
Stories
* "Nawabdin Electrician"
* "Saleema"
* "Provide, Provide"
* "About a Burning Girl"
* "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders"
* "Our Lady of Paris"
* "Lily"
* "A Spoiled Man"
Summary
The stories uncovers a variegated society in which people's social status and expectations are understood without being explained, and in which the class system and poverty are shown to influence any decision made at a critical moment in the characters' lives. The book consists of eight linked stories written in
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, and describe Pakistani culture from within.
Reviews
Sonny Mehta
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, editor-in-chief and chairman of Bertelsmann AG's Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, says;
Poet and Writer Magazine writes;
References
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2009 short story collections
W. W. Norton & Company books