- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2010 · Finalist
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
Daniyal Mueenuddin (born 1963)
English editions
Written in EnglishIn Other Rooms, Other Wonders
W. W. Norton · United States · 16 November 2009 · Paperback · 256 pages
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
W. W. Norton · United States · February 2009
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These eight linked stories pass from the elegant homes of Lahore and Islamabad to poor villages of mud houses, and all touch the world of K. K. Harouni, an ageing landowner whose servants, managers and relatives live by a web of favours. An electrician with twelve daughters and a son relies on his wits to keep his job and must face an armed robber; a maid in the Harouni mansion begins an affair with an older servant; a young woman whose Lahore family has come down in the world takes a rich older relative as her lover, sure there will be no price to pay; and a powerful politician falls gravely ill and tries to secure his legacy. Together they portray a feudal order under strain, where women without family or marriage to shield them are most at risk.
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About the book
- Form
- Short stories
- Set in
- Pakistan
- First published
- 2009
- Author's age
- 46 when first published
- ISBN
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9780393068009 (W. W. Norton, United States)
9780393337204 (W. W. Norton, United States)
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