In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
 First edition | |
| Author | Daniyal Mueenuddin |
|---|---|
| Genre | Short story |
| Publisher | Norton |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | Pakistan, United States |
| 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]
Stories
[edit]- "Nawabdin Electrician"
- "Saleema"
- "Provide, Provide"
- "About a Burning Girl"
- "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders"
- "Our Lady of Paris"
- "Lily"
- "A Spoiled Man"
Summary
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Sex and Other Social Devices". The New York Times. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Michael Dirda on In Other Rooms, Other Wonders". The Washington Post. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tales From a Punjab Mango Farm". The Wall Street Journal. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Writing the Unknown Pakistan On Point, interview". ON Point Wbur.Org. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Interview With Daniyal Mueenuddin". Beyond The Margins. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "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. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012.