In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
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| Author | Daniyal Mueenuddin |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan, United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story |
| Publisher | Norton |
Publication date | 2009 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-33720-4 |
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders is a collection of short stories written by Pakistani-American author Daniyal Mueenuddin,[1][2][3][4] who has also worked as a journalist, lawyer and a businessman. His book has won The Story Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and other honors[5] and was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize[6] and the 2009 National Book Award.[7]
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 in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, and describe Pakistani culture from within.[3]
Reviews
Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief and chairman of Bertelsmann AG's Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, says;
"The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing."[3]
Poet and Writer Magazine writes;
"Mueenuddin's book investigates life in his native Pakistan (he was also raised in Massachusetts) through the lenses of individuals in different stations, from an electrician to a woman servant to a farm manager, a position the author himself occupies today. He described himself as being in the profession of identifying characters, both in his writing and in his business at home."[8]
References
- ↑ "Sex and Other Social Devices". New York Times. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ↑ "Michael Dirda on In Other Rooms, Other Wonders". Washington Post. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- 1 2 3 "Tales From a Punjab Mango Farm". Wall Street Journal. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ↑ "Writing the Unknown Pakistan On Point, interview.". ON Point Wbur.Org. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ↑ "Interview With Daniyal Mueenuddin". Beyond The Margins. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ↑ "Fiction". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "National Book Awards - 2009". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Daniyal Mueenuddin Takes Home Story Prize". Poets & Writers Magazine blog. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2012-07-17.