The Empty Room by Sadia Abbas
In 1960s Karachi, a place of ever increasing violence and political and social uncertainty, a beautiful and talented artist, Tahira, tries to hold her life together as it shatters around her. Her marriage is quickly revealed to be a sham, a trap from which there is no escape. In a world of stifling conformity, Tahira must fight for her very identity: as a woman, and as a painter. Tragedy strikes when her family and friends are caught up in the brutally repressive regime. Faced with horror and loss, she embarks upon a series of paintings entitled 'The Empty Room', filling the blank canvases with vivid colour and light. Lyric, poetic, and powerful, The Empty Room is an important addition to contemporary Pakistani literature and is a moving account of the dilemma faced by all women who must find their own creative path against the odds.
Sadia Abbas is associate professor at the Center for Migration and the Global City, Department of English at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences, University College, Newark, and adjunct professor at the Stavros Niarchos Center for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789385932267 |
| ISBN 10 | 9385932268 |
| Title | The Empty Room |
| Author | Sadia Abbas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Zubaan |
| Year published | 2018-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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