Mirages of the Mind

Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi

Mirages of the Mind
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Country
United States
Published
18 August 2015
Pages
574
ISBN
9780811224130

Mirages of the Mind

Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi

Basharat and his family are Indian Muslims who have relocated to Pakistan, but who remain deeply steeped in the nostalgia of pre-Partition life in India. Through Mirages of the Mind‘s absurd anecdotes and unforgettable biographical sketches - which hide the deeper unease and sorrow of the family’s journey from Kanpur to Karachi - Basharet emerges as a wise fool, and the host of this unique sketch comedy.

From humorous scenes in colonial north India, to the heartbreak and homesickness of post-colonial life in Pakistan, Mirages of the Mind forms an authentic portrait of life among South Asia’s Urdu speakers, rendered beautifully into English by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad.

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