The 34th annual writer’s conference reached a level of normalcy unimaginable a few short years ago. During the pandemic, they held the conference over Zoom.
The 34th annual writer’s conference reached a level of normalcy unimaginable a few short years ago. During the pandemic, they held the conference over Zoom.
January 17, 2021
Anniqua Rana’s Wild Boar in the Cane Field takes into account the wide-ranging and patently intriguing realities of village communities
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ontemporary fiction from Pakistan has kept rural Pakistan at bay in most of its narratives. Often, rural folk are relegated to the periphery of plots where they are sketched hastily and are largely stereotypical representations, shown to be either plotting against their lordly employers or mere victims, buffeted by fate’s ill winds. What is sorely lacking in local literature is an inclusive perspective that takes into account the wide-ranging and patently intriguing reality of village communities. Anniqua Rana’s