The Essay - Karachi Postcards
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie returns every winter to Karachi, her city of birth, and this time decides to explore it properly
The Essay - Karachi Postcards - Arrival, and the Family Waits for Her...
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth and describes the scene when she arrives at Karachi's deserted airport terminal.
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The Essay - Karachi Postcards - Departure, But First a Feast...
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth and describes what happens when she and her friends go to eat on the Bunns Road.
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The Essay - Karachi Postcards - Leaving a Hot City for Life on the Beach...
London-based writer Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth. She escapes the hot, steamy bustle of the city centre and heads like hundreds do to the nearby beaches.
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The Essay - Karachi Postcards - Traffic Stops as 'Street Cricket' Takes Pride of Place...
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth, taking to the streets to enjoy the mania that is 'street cricket'. How does it reflect on the professional version?
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The Essay - Karachi Postcards - What Women Do in the City!
London-based writer Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth, and investigates the varied and often paradoxical lives that women lead in modern Karachi.
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