The House of Bilqis 英文原版

作者：  Azhar

出版社：Penguin 2012年01月

简介：

　　A haunting novel about a mother and son and the emotionalconsequences of leaving home The matriarch Bilqis Khan, a widoweduniversity professor, is dismayed when her only son Samad marriesKate, a white Australian woman, and settles in Melbourne ratherthan returning home to Pakistan. Though Samad attempts to convincehis mother to join them in Australia, she insists on remaining inKarachi, presiding over the family's crumbling estate, even whiletensions in the government are mounting, making the countryprogressively more dangerous. Meanwhile, Bilqis's devoted servantMumtaz enters a relationship with a freedom fighter, risking herand her family's honor, and Bilqis realizes that it is up to her tointervene. The intertwining stories of Bilqis, Samad, and Mumtazoffer a powerful and nuanced portrait of Pakistan in the modernera. Azhar Abidi's precise and elegant prose illuminates thestruggle between a mother and son to reconcile their love for oneanother with their love for the places they call home.