Feb 08, 2009 reading daniyal mueenuddins mesmerizing first collection, in other rooms, other wonders, is like watching a game of blackjack, the shrewd players calculating their way beyond their dealt. In other rooms, other wonders is an easily flowing collection of short stories in which the characters are linked somehow to the estate of k. And im looking forward to longform writing now, because im keen to carry on telling the stories of some of the characters who appear in in other rooms, other wonders. The son of a pakistani father and american mother, mueenuddin lived his early childhood in pakistan where he shared time between the urban and country homes of his family. Daniyal mueenuddin on in other rooms, other wonders youtube. Mar, 2010 about a burning girl from in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenudin the farther i get into this outstanding collection of stories, the more i appreciate the title of the book. Daniyal mueenuddin has won the story prize for his extraordinary collection of connected stories, in other rooms, other wonders, which center around a feudal landowner in southern pakistan. The society presented in the awardwinning collection of short stories by daniyal mueenuddin in other rooms other wonders is congested and vicious, rooted in its postcolonial, patriarchal setup. They are excellently drawn pictures illustrating the lure, melancholy, and harsh finality of that life. Set in islamabad and rural pakistan, the collection endeavors to give a larger picture of the workings of pakistani life, describing everyone from harouni himself to his. Daniyal mueenuddins representation of gender in in other. In daniyal mueenuddins story provide, provide, jaglani, the savvy, powerful manager of k. Nov 25, 2009 he talks with steve inskeep about his book of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders. At the same time he manages the family farm in khanpur, southern punjab.
In other rooms, other wonders is a set of short stories of different length, loosely connected by the person and family of the big landowner k. In other rooms, other wonders book by daniyal mueenuddin. Bookslut in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin. In other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin and an elegy for easterly by petina gappah. The central figure of in other rooms, other wonders is k. In other rooms, other wonders is a collection of short stories written by pakistaniamerican author daniyal mueenuddin, who has also worked as a journalist, lawyer and a businessman. Click download or read online button to get in other rooms other wonders book now. Apr 05, 2010 in other rooms, other wonders is a set of short stories of different length, loosely connected by the person and family of the big landowner k. I dont remember the exact year but i had noticed the title of the story nawabdin electrician and the authors namenot a very common feature in the noted american weekly. Mueenuddin has already been published in granta and the new yorker, and salman rushdie selected the collections marvelous opening story, nawabdin electrician, to appear in best. Consisting of eight lightly interlinked stories that take place in the pakistan district of punjab.
Apr 27, 2010 in other rooms, other wonders is a great collection of short stories. The son of a pakistani father and american mother, mueenuddin lived his early childhood in pakistan where he shared time between the urban and. Each compelling tale revolves around the life and legacy of k. Jan 05, 2009 in other rooms, other wonders is an easily flowing collection of short stories in which the characters are linked somehow to the estate of k. Each story introduces us to another aspect of what is, geographically, a small country. Award for first fiction, in other rooms, other wonders, daniyal mueenuddin. Daniyal mueenuddins debut collection of linked short stories, in other rooms, other wonders, is poised to be 2009s big short story collection, and from what weve read so far, the early praise is warranted. In his book in other rooms, other wonders, daniyal mueenuddin. Buy a cheap copy of in other rooms, other wonders book by daniyal mueenuddin. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Daniyal mueenuddins new collection of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders, aims to take readers inside pakistan.
Today he is an acclaimed pakistanbased author whose recentlypublished debut short story collection in other rooms, other wonders has created much excitement in literary circles on both sides of the atlantic. In other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin and an. In other rooms, other wonders new york times bestseller pulitzer prize finalist. Harouni, a rich landlord in the punjab area of pakistan, though he figures as a protagonist in only one of the eight interconnected stories. About a burning girl from in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenudin the farther i get into this outstanding collection of stories, the more i appreciate the title of the book. In other rooms, other wonders brings us a new way of seeing the world, and it is one that we could not have anticipated. About a burning girl from in other rooms, other wonders. In other rooms, other wonders, vividly deals with the history and rural culture of pakistan, specifically portraying the times of 1980s. Daniyal mueenuddins first collection of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders, straddles both east and west, rural and urban, upper and lower class, just as the author has in his own life. The collection, in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin, begins with nawabdin electrician, a story named after its protagonist, nawabdin nawab. Daniyal mueenuddins short stories about life in southern punjab raise some of. A complete short story from in other rooms, other wonders saleema they were lucky, the new border lay only thirty or forty miles distant, and from thieving expeditions they knew how to travel unobserved along canals and tracks. In other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin bookslut.
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. Buy in other rooms, other wonders book online at low. The stories paint a rather sombre picture of todays pakistani society. In other rooms, other wonders discussion questions. Mueenuddins book provides back story of pakistan listen 7. In the piece, nawab, a hardworking tradesman and father of over a dozen children, is the employee of businessman k.
Hardcover short story collections are a tough sale. Manipulation is the tool of choice for the pakistani characters in this collection of linked stories. Buy in other rooms, other wonders book online at low prices. In other rooms, other wonders is a collection of short stories written by pakistani american author daniyal mueenuddin, who has also worked as a journalist. Short stories from pakistan reading daniyal mueenuddin s mesmerizing first collection, in other rooms, other wonders, is like watching a game of blackjack, the shrewd players calculating their way beyond their dealt cards in an attempt to beat the dealer. Whether mueenuddins debut, like those volumes, will stand the test of decades remains to be seen, but its vitality and subtlety make it an exciting, essential work for the here and now. My dissertation focuses on mueenuddins in other rooms, other wonders, a book of eight interlinked short stories that describe the different sides of pakistani society through a diverse set of characters. In daniyal mueenuddins story provide, provide, jaglani, the savvy. These stories are mature from a writing vision that encompasses much more than one persons private experience the opposite of someone like, say, junot diaz. She told with great emphasis a story about her mother, who remembered falling and breaking her teeth on the steps leading into the courtyard of. Daniyal mueenuddins in other rooms, other wonders is a collection of interrelated short stories, sad, funny, tragic. I had already read three of the stories, so i was amply prepared for this collection of connected stories set in pakistan.
As such, it portrays a wide spectrum of pakistani life in intimate peeks. Elizabeth evans like turgenevmueenuddin has an eye for the tragedy and beauty in lives that a lesser writer might regard merely as miserable or eccentricin recent years, pakistan has been regarded in the west with anger. In other rooms, other wonders is a series of short glimpses into the lives of a number of people related by kin, or as servants, of one feudal land owner of pakistan. By lajla cline daniyal mueenuddins first collection of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders, straddles both east and west, rural and urban, upper and lower class, just as the author has in his own life. In other rooms, other wonders is a great collection of short stories. Immediately acclaimed, journalist and lawyer daniyal mueenuddins collection of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders 2009, went on to win many awards, most notably becoming a finalist for the pulitzer prize and the national book award. Review of in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin. It is likely that the title refers to the myriad of extraordinary things and people in life. Reading daniyal mueenuddins mesmerizing first collection, in other rooms, other wonders, is like watching a game of blackjack, the shrewd. Saleema was born in the jhulan clan, blackmailers and bootleggers, muslim refugees at partition from the country northwest of delhi. Having fallen for zainab, the married sister of one his servants, jaglani decides to force her husband into a divorce. About a burning girl from in other rooms, other wonders by. He talks with steve inskeep about his book of short stories, in other rooms, other wonders. 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.
A discriminating reader will only pick up a collection by a familiar author, which is why i picked up in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin. In other rooms, other wonders is a collection of short stories about pakistan. In the dining room, the coolest room in the house, husna felt the most intimidated. With the rural backdrop of southern punjab and lahore and islamabad as the urban centers, this collection portrays the realities of life for each. Daniel mueenuddins linked collection, in other rooms, other wonders, features two heartbreaking stories of the pakistani servant class saleema, along with the title story both told from the thirdperson point of view of women. His short story collection in other rooms, other wonders, has been translated into sixteen languages, and won the story prize, the commonwealth writers prize and other honors and critical acclaim. Nawabdin electrician from in other rooms, other wonders. A short story has a fixed narrative line its like an artillery shell, which is fired out, goes up and lands at a fixed point but a novel can be more discursive. In other rooms, other wonders is a collection of short stories by daniyal mueenuddin that all center on the pakistani district of punjab. Comparisons have already been made between in other rooms, other wonders and classics such as turgenevs a sportsmans sketches and joyces dubliners. In other rooms, other wonders daniyal mueenuddin w. Perhaps this is because when i was a child, sunday night in our house was story night.
The protagonists saleema and husna are at the mercy of male power, which, in this context, is the same. In other rooms, other wonders audiobook by daniyal. Nawabdin electrician from in other rooms, other wonders i am a lover of the short story. The intricate social hierarchy of that historical time. Set in islamabad and rural pakistan, the collection endeavors to give a larger picture of the workings of pakistani life, describing everyone from harouni himself to his poorest servant. The others focus is on peasants, servants, drivers, land managers, privileged westernized children in an upstairsdownstairs sort of theme. Passing from the mannered drawing rooms of pakistans cities to the harsh mud villages beyond, daniyal mueenuddins linked stories describe the interwoven lives of an aging feudal landowner, his servants and managers, and his extended family, industrialists who have lost touch with the land. Each story stands alone but they are all linked as they are about the relatives and servants of wealthy pakistani landowner mr k k harouni whose estates are near lahore. Jun 02, 2009 in other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin and an elegy for easterly by petina gappah.
Winner of the story prize finalist for the pulitzer prize finalist for the national. In other rooms, other wonders summary supersummary. Jan 21, 2010 nawabdin electrician from in other rooms, other wonders i am a lover of the short story. Three other complete short stories are linked from the authors website. In other rooms, other wonders is the name of the eponymous story in the collection of short stories. In other rooms, other wonders, the short story by daniyal. Renowned author daniyal mueenuddin talks about his collection of short stories titled in other rooms, other wonders.
Mar 26, 2009 the central figure of in other rooms, other wonders is k. Oct 05, 2009 in other rooms, other wonders since all the stories in this collection are interlinked, perhaps it is rightly so that the narrators voice is more or less similar in all the storiesbarring about a burning girlin which there is more energy in the narration also it is the only story with a first person narrator. My first brush with pakistani writer daniyal mueenuddins material was in the pages of the new yorker. In other rooms, other wonders highlights the crude. In other rooms, other wonders by daniyal mueenuddin goodreads. In other rooms, other wonders paperback eight powerful short stories, linked by the fact that all the protagonists are somehow part of the circle of wealthy landowner mr harouni whether his poor servants or wealthy and westernized family members. Short stories read the complete text of saleema, a story from in other rooms, other wonders, exclusively at bookbrowse. A complete short story from in other rooms, other wonders saleema. In other rooms other wonders download ebook pdf, epub.